2K Halftime Announcer Damon Bruce in Hot Water Over Rant on Women

[frankwyte81]

Quote: Originally Posted by King_B_Mack

As you can see from this issue right now it would be complete stupidity to just shoot it down and not entertain the question and lose any female viewership the NBA has. Money is money. There is pretty much no chance you will ever see intergender basketball teams in the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL or just about any other top pro sports league in the country outside of NASCAR and the PGA tour. Answering questions about something and actually doing it are two different things. David Stern gives lip service to the people of Seattle too and we see how he feels about them.

Good points about Stern. Intergender leagues will only happen when men start wearing skinny jeans!!! Oh wait... But for real, like B Mack said, it's only lip service to appease the masses.

[MarvinOida]

Quote: Originally Posted by djbaker

I have no issue with women entering men's leagues. As long as NHL hockey is first lol. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

In terms of someone actually playing any game (exhibition, pre-season, etc.) the NHL was first to get a woman to play. Manon Rhéaume played a couple preseason games in '92 and '93.

The NFL: none, recently a woman tried to try out as a kicker , but she got injured

NBA: Ann Meyers signed a contract, but was cut

MLB: idk


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[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by frankwyte81

Good points about Stern. Intergender leagues will only happen when men start wearing skinny jeans!!! Oh wait... But for real, like B Mack said, it's only lip service to appease the masses.

I'm going to put my Damon Bruce hat on for this one...

How would fouls be called? Or better yet, how would the physicality of the sport change? What about blocking shots and all that? The ladies backing down on the men also sounds sexy.

lol

[yungflo]

Quote: Originally Posted by King_B_Mack

As you can see from this issue right now it would be complete stupidity to just shoot it down and not entertain the question and lose any female viewership the NBA has. Money is money. There is pretty much no chance you will ever see intergender basketball teams in the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL or just about any other top pro sports league in the country outside of NASCAR and the PGA tour. Answering questions about something and actually doing it are two different things. David Stern gives lip service to the people of Seattle too and we see how he feels about them.

Good point.

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[Gramps91]

meh, sounds like a bunch of feminists getting to worked up for. If an WNBA came on I'd take a nap too. I wouldn't be offended at all if some women sports analysts said the NBA was boring. What's the big deal?

[yungflo]

I dont mind a woman coaching in the NBA but playing in the NBA shouldn't be allowed. Sorry to all the feminists out there but strengthen your own league. I'm sure there are some women that can hang in the NBA but nah still against it.

I never seen a woman outside an agile sport say like tennis or volleyball hang. Women age much faster than men when it comes to physical contsct sports. They peak in college or in the first two years of the nba.

That's why women's college basketball is so much better than the pros.

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[Taer]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

The problem is that he basically insinuated pretty directly women have no place covering sports because it's a man's place to do so. That's what has him in hot water.

This.

There is a great special by ESPN as part of their Title IX films that delves into women covering sports and the crud that they have gone through on a daily basis - even up until recent. Those that have not watched it really should because it provides a different view of things.

Women enjoy mens sports leagues for all sorts of reasons. There are even some women gamers who play 2K. The NFL, NBA, NHL, etc all have growing fan bases that are women - look at all the new merchandise being marketed to women all the time.

2K has an interest in making their basketball game appeal to as many people as they can. That self interested greed is exactly why they should at least consider changing the half-time show.

I'm rather disappointed that Damion was so stupid in the first place but now that he has crossed into this controversial area, shouldn't 2K cover their butts just like the radio station is ...

Does 2K really want to risk the bad publicity, the pressure from retailers and the women involved in gaming?

Or should they actually take this gift opportunity, get rid of a stale halftime presentation and create a new "improved" version - one that will also allow them to be on the "right" side of the controversy and in front of everything?

Personally, I bet he will end up on Xirrus radio, just like Howard Stern and other shock jocks that go too far once too many times for their own good.

[Kaanyr Vhok]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gman 18

you would seriously prefer the lingerie football league over the nfl if was 11 on 11? Its more about womens tits and asses than actual football lol but I can see what u mean about prefering it cuz of that lol Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2

I prefer it because to me surprise they go ham. The TNA is just a really nice bonus. Would be nicer if it wasnt 100% spinners. I like spinners but not as much as I like a variety.