LEADER 06554nam 22008413u 450 001 9910807857903321 005 20240417032008.0 010 $a1-4384-4207-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781438442075 035 $a(CKB)2550000000106498 035 $a(EBL)3407029 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000686798 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11481447 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686798 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10734451 035 $a(PQKB)10467270 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3407029 035 $a(DE-B1597)683653 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781438442075 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000106498 100 $a20151005d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfter Artest$b[electronic resource] $eThe NBA and the Assault on Blackness 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 225 1 $aSUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4384-4205-X 327 $a""AFTER ARTEST""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1. AFTER ARTEST: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GUIDING FRAMEWORKS""; ""ANTI-BLACK RACISM AND THE NBA""; ""THE NBA BEYOND ARTEST""; ""THIS BOOK""; ""2. a???I WENT TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND A VIBE AWARDS BROKE OUTa??? 1OR a???NEGROES GONE WILDa??? 2: The Palace Melee and the Racialized CultureWar""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Opening up the Wounds: Fan-Player Tensions and Divisions ""; ""THUGS AND CRIMINALS7""; ""HIP-HOP TO BLAME FOR PALACE BRAWL""; ""CONCLUSION: ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUNISHMENT"" 327 $a""3. A CRISIS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AMERICAa???S ARENA: Age Restrictions and the Real Color of Money1""""INTRODUCTION""; ""HISTORY OF AGE RESTRICTION""; ""AN NBA CRISIS: THE DRAFT, AND CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE WRONG SAND BOX""; ""DONa???T BELIEVE THE HYPE:CAUTIONARY TALES AND SAD STORIES""; ""PHYSICALLY WEAK, MENTALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY WEAKER: BIG BODIES AND SMALL BRAINS/HEARTS""; ""ITa???S A MANa???S GAME""; ""MATURATION AND EDUCATION""; ""PUT DOWN THAT BALL:SAVING AMERICAa???S (BLACK) YOUTH""; ""POLICING HIP-HOP""; ""A RACELESS ISSUE?""; ""RACE MATTERS"" 327 $a""YOUNG ATHLETES OF COLOR: MODEL MINORITY DISCOURSE AS ANOTHER EXCEPTION""""A NOTE ON THE DEFENDERS:THE AMERICAN DREAM AND MERITOCRACY""; ""A CRISIS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AMERICAa???S ARENA""; ""HYPOCRISY OR THE CONSISTENCY?""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""4. a???NO BLING ALLOWEDa???1: The NBAa???s Dress Code and the Politics of New Racism""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WHATa???S RACISM GOT TO DO WITH IT:PLAYER OPPOSITION AND A CULTURE OF DENIAL""; ""THE DRESS CODE:SMART BUSINESS OR INSUFFICIENT CHANGE?""; ""SMART BUSINESS""; ""YOU SAY GOOD BUSINESS, I SAY RACISM""; ""NOT ENOUGH: ONCE A GANGSTA, ALWAYS A GANGSTA"" 327 $a""RACISM: TAKE 2""""THE POLITICS OF RESPECTABILITY AND SELF-HELP""; ""DRESSING FOR THE PART: ROLE MODELS""; ""THE DRESS CODE AND QUESTIONS OF AUTHENTICITY""; ""BEYOND THE DRESS CODE: THE NBA AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK BODIES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""5. THE PALACE BRAWL AND THE COLORBLIND FANTASY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE PALACE BRAWL 2.0:MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MELEE""; ""THE CULTURE WARS""; ""THE NBAa???S CULTURE WAR""; ""FIVE YEARS LATER""; ""NOTES""; ""WORKS CITED: POPULAR DISCOURSE""; ""WORKS CITED: SCHOLARLY DISCOURSE""; ""INDEX""; ""A ""; ""B ""; ""C ""; ""D ""; ""E ""; ""F ""; ""G "" 327 $a""H """"I ""; ""J ""; ""L ""; ""M ""; ""N ""; ""O ""; ""P ""; ""R ""; ""S ""; ""T ""; ""W ""; ""Y ""; ""Z ""; ""LIST OF TITLES IN THE SUNY SERIES ON SPORT, CULTURE, AND SOCIAL RELATIONS "" 330 $aOn November 19, 2004, a fight between NBA players Ron Artest and Ben Wallace escalated into a melee involving several other players and many fans. The "Palace Brawl," writes David J. Leonard, was a seminal event, one that dramatically altered outside perceptions of the sport. With commentators decrying the hip hop or gangsta culture of players, the blackness of the NBA was both highlighted and disdained. This was a harsh blow to the league's narrative of colorblindness long cultivated by Commissioner David Stern and powerfully embodied in the beloved figure of Michael Jordan. As Leonard demonstrates, the league viewed this moment as a threat needing intervention, quickly adopting policies to govern black players and prevent them from embracing styles and personas associated with blackness. This fascinating book discloses connections between the NBA's discourse and the broader discourse of antiblack racism. Particular policy changes that seemed aimed at black players, such as the NBA dress code and the debate over a minimum age requirement, are explored. 410 0$aSUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations 606 $aAfrican American basketball players -- Social conditions 606 $aBasketball -- United States -- Sociological aspects 606 $aBasketball fans -- United States -- Social conditions 606 $aDiscrimination in sports -- United States 606 $aMinorities in sports -- United States 606 $aBasketball$xSociological aspects$zUnited States 606 $aAfrican American basketball players$xSocial conditions$zUnited States 606 $aBasketball fans$xSocial conditions$zUnited States 606 $aMinorities in sports$zUnited States 606 $aDiscrimination in sports 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aRecreation & Sports$2HILCC 615 4$aAfrican American basketball players -- Social conditions. 615 4$aBasketball -- United States -- Sociological aspects. 615 4$aBasketball fans -- United States -- Social conditions. 615 4$aDiscrimination in sports -- United States. 615 4$aMinorities in sports -- United States. 615 0$aBasketball$xSociological aspects 615 0$aAfrican American basketball players$xSocial conditions 615 0$aBasketball fans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aMinorities in sports 615 0$aDiscrimination in sports 615 7$aSocial Sciences 615 7$aRecreation & Sports 676 $a796.323/64 700 $aLeonard$b David J$g(David Jason),$f1973-$01612055 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807857903321 996 $aAfter Artest$94066373 997 $aUNINA