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BumRushDaShow

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7. I agree
Thu Jun 23, 2022, 12:45 PM
Jun 2022

and it's thanks to a century's worth of male dominance in society's pro sports, notably which sports were and continue to be designated and promoted as the "primary" ones that will be supportable, and those decisions and greed, allow that practice to continue.

The NBA and WNBA are probably the closest to where this issue is starkly in view and has been the case for just over 3/4 of a century.

And unlike baseball and hockey, basketball (like football) is a biggy that pulls players out of college and where scholarships exist (although lately, they have been pulling some out of high school).

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