Is ESPN Racist Against Yao?

[Lakers_4_Life]

OK this is a serious question. I was looking at some of Yao's dunks this year and I realized something very strange. On Sports center if ANY other NBA player would make these dunks they would automatically be top 10 highlights and would get played over and over and they would make a big deal out of it...............

BUT, Yao made these dunks and NOTHING...................like they just ignored somehow Yao's dunks, I mean there are some monsters that failed to even make game recap highlights. I tried going back and looking at this and some of these did NOT even make game recap highlights.

Here are some of Yao's dunks this year in gif form:

Now if ANY other NBA players (that just happen to also not be Chinese do this, it is all over Sports Center). I think there is something to this and no I am not Chinese either.

http://bbs.hoopchina.com/htm_data/44/0804/318090.html

[GJense4181]

It won't load for me.

[Lakers_4_Life]

It won't load for me.

I put the wrong link in there try this one:

http://bbs.hoopchina.com/htm_data/44/0804/318090.html

[nyu3]

Loads fine for me, but does take a while to get all of them. Yao doesn't jump very high, so most of his dunks don't look very impressive. He also doesn't do anything fancy like double pump, spin, over and under, etc.

Some of the dunks were quite nice, His spins are getting better, and the power dunks on KG and Duncan are good too.

[greenbeans]

this could be said about a lot of players, no racism imo

[exkonvict]

they are racist against blacks!!!

[rockybalboa11]

bspn ignores pretty much everyone aside from lebron and kobe

the malik one definitely is one of the better dunks of the year though



how many dudes come down the lane full force and dunk over someone standing at the edge of the restricted circle trying to take a charge

not to mention he is a center and 7'6


also, the one on dallas coming out of a triple team isnt bad either



cant really see it but he spins off him into the paint palming the ball and swings it over top

[KDRE]

bspn ignores pretty much everyone aside from lebron and kobe

the malik one definitely is one of the better dunks of the year though

(picture)

how many dudes come down the lane full force and dunk over someone standing at the edge of the restricted circle trying to take a charge

not to mention he is a center and 7'6


also, the one on dallas coming out of a triple team isnt bad either

(picture)

cant really see it but he spins off him into the paint palming the ball and swings it over top

truth

[magicfan4life05]

i've noticed that too, he's disrespected in a lot of ways honestly

[Red Robot]

If the highlight thing is the only piece of evidence, that doesn't really indicate racism. It could be a lot of things, or it could be nothing. Yao does seem to be overlooked sometimes in certain circles.

At the same time, yes, there's some subtle racism affecting Yao (and, to varying extents everyone else). We're all racist, whether we know it or not.

[667Club]

Well since a turnover from Lebron james' is highlight material, you can't have a place for everyone on the top 10.

[Alex_De_Large]

yes they are, and ref's are too.

[GreenWithEnvy]

hes not impressive thats why. he can headbutt the rim flat footed. who cares if he dunks on someone he can just walk over them normally.

[UKF]

No, I see your point but I dont think race has anything to do with it.

A lot of it has to do with the popularity of a certain team. If a team like the Lakers had a great play but the same play was made by a not so known player, or a play made on a not so known team the play made by the Lakers would make it. I know I'm being bias but, there have been multiple plays made by the Kings this year that dont see Sports Center.

The league is just set up like that. Its not always the best thing but it's not that important. And it defnitly doesnt have anything to do with race.

I think the reason Yao doesnt make SportsCenter, is because he is so tall, it means more if your shorter than the guy that is defending you. imo

[KF10]

BSPN is racist to Yao and the Toronto Raptors.

[_BBIB_]

I want to say it may be more of nation thing but then again the league promotes players like Dirk, Nash, Ginobili, and even Yao's teammate in Scola.

Obviously Yao isn't going to get any pub now since the guy is hurt. Then again they have taken their shots at the guy by pointing out the Rockets have been keeping the run going even without him and I've even heard the question asked if they are better without him?


Yao has certainly not been treated like a top 5 C in his career by the media.

You can speculate if that's because of his height or nationality.

But something gives

[Posey H8er]

BSPN is racist to Yao and the Toronto Raptors.

It's a conspiracy I tell you! The NBA doesn't want them to win!

But in all seriousness, ESPN is not racist. They may be uninformative and East Coast homers, but I do not believe that they are racists. And btw, that triple-team dunk in the previous page wouldn't have been anymore impressive than if Yao drove by one defender. The other two defenders just stood around.

[Mr. Sun]

No ESPN isn't be racist... but they are bigots when it comes to the SUNS.

[D.Brasco]

Its kinda sad how racism is such a misused term now. Anytime someone doesn't like something its racism.

I really like yao but i guess espn just assumes its the flashy swingmen plays that people want to see. Big men rarely make the highlights as much.

[kooldude]

ESPN is not going to show any Yao plays, impressive or not, when they can show a Lebron uncontested layup