Basketball+Genetics

Basketball - INTEGRATION AND THE BIRTH OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, RACIAL GENETICS OF, THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF

 Basketball in recent years has shown there’s a great majority of African Americans in the league. Most of the successful athletes have had successful parents in the generation before. The dominance of African Americans in the sport is perceived by their natural athleticism. In the twentieth century, the count for blacks/whites was 867 to 35. African Americans’ African genes vary mostly from 6-40% which accounts for they’re athletic ability. Racial theories rely on the idea that there is something in the African gene that claims one to be a better athlete and basketball player.  I believe that yes there is something that makes most African Americans better athletes than white Europeans in some sports. In basketball almost all African Americans are born around the sport of basketball while white Europeans just take it as something to do or play many sports and not just focus on basketball. It also seems like most African American’s can jump much higher naturally than white Europeans. Also t he count of blacks/whites in the NBA, is almost 75% African American. I think all this goes to show that yes there is some gene that gives African Americans more athleticism that white Europeans.