Recently, there has been debate on whether females will ever play in the NBA. David Stern sparked the debate as he was quoted saying that "it's a good possibility" that there could be a woman playing in the league within the decade in a recent interview with Sports Illustrated.
LeBron James and teammate Anthony Parker added to the debate saying that they don't think that would happen. Interestingly, Parker is the brother of WNBA star, Candice Parker. In my opinion, Candice would be the closest player in the WNBA that could make the transition to the NBA because of her dominant skill set in the female's game.
The Syracuse Orange woman's basketball team responded by agreeing with James and Parker saying that they also don't see this happening. While many would love to see it happen, they still see it as a stretch of the imagination.
“A woman playing in the NBA would be great, but if she stayed in the WNBA and was that good, it would bring that much more to the women’s side,” said sophomore point guard Lynnae Lampkins.
I agree with this statement. A female playing in the NBA would take away from the success of the WNBA. While it would bring a lot of attention to the NBA and the team the female would play for, the WNBA would essentially be tossed to the side and forgot about. Imagine how much more publicity the WNBA would receive for a female with abilities that could translate to the NBA.
Many also see that men are much faster and stronger for females to ever successfully compete in the NBA. I also agree with this fact. While there are many females out there that are better in all facets of their game than males, the top males and females of the world could not compete together. Males would completely dominate which would cause the players to not play at their highest level. Overall, I don't see females in the NBA as a good idea and I feel that genders should be separated when it comes to the most elite leagues of the world, including the NBA and WNBA.
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I think the best argument I have heard about this is the one you made when you said that a woman going to the NBA would deprive the WNBA of her talent. That was exactly what I thought about Michelle Wie playing on the PGA Tour. In fact, that was why I felt that she shouldn't play on the PGA Tour when she did--because she had yet to dominate on the LPGA Tour. I am actually glad that David Stern can conceive of the idea. What about the 12 year old girl who is better than all the boys she plays with? Maybe it will not last when she gets older, but if a girl has that dream, I believe she should go for it!
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