Picture: Eminem & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

[SliK]

Basketball really isn't very popular anywhere outside The US. I live in Australia and out biggest sport is Rugby. People like soccer and cricket too but basketball is on par with netball. To know who That Kareem guy is here would be weird, and if you talked about a guy with a name like that people would think you are a terrorist.

To summarize: It isn't common knowledge, it's UNCOMMON knowlege because you have people from all around the world telling you we don't know and honestly we dont care. he chucked a ball through some hoops from far away, that's impressive and takes a lot of skill but it doesnt make him an icon. Michael Jordan is an icon. Shaq is an icon. This dude is like a Dr Dre. People involved with hip hop are like COME ON! IT'S DRE!!!! YOU FUCKING ITUNES HIPSTER YOU ARE WEARING FUCKING BEATS BY DRE AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE GUY?! but in all honesty although he is a legend he isn't an icon. knowing his names, or his songs, isn't common knowlege

also american football is a joke

[LK5]

@LK5

Here is the way I see it.
In your country handball is not popular, because you suck at it. In my country, we kinda forgot about basketball, because we suck at it.
Get it? But the truth is that we don't care THAAAT much about basketball as Americans do.
Football is no.1 sport in Europe. Fact. Basketball is not as nearly popular as football is.
For Americans it's common knowledge to know who Kareem is, and in Europe, common knowledge is knowing who, for example, Maradona is.
That's all I've been trying to say.

So maybe you're saying that just because your country sucks at basketball



If you say handball is 2nd sport in Europe, so what is 3rd? Chess?
Maybe handball is 2nd but basketball is at least 3rd and it is popular even if there are a couple more popular sports.

[christalgurl]

Now, there is a lot of people who have no idea who, for example, Kofi Annan is. Or Michael Jordan.
Now, that's a common knowledge.

Hold up a minute..... who the fuck is Kofi Annan?

Yeah, I've never heard of him in my life.

[doris]

So maybe you're saying that just because your country sucks at basketball

If you say handball is 2nd sport in Europe, so what is 3rd? Chess?
Maybe handball is 2nd but basketball is at least 3rd and it is popular even if there are a couple more popular sports.

dude, i'm not saying handball is 2nd sport in Europe.
But it's not as big as it is in America.
We just don't give a damn as much as they do.
Like I said, football is sport no.1, in USA basketball is sport no.1
get it, dude? like someone before me said, knowing who kareem is, is not common knowledge. and if someone never heard of him, it's not weird.
i kinda feel like i'm talking to the wall here.

And, no. I'm not saying this because we suck at basketball. You suck at handball and football, but you're good in basketball. That's why basketball is more popular in your country, because you're successfull in it. And we can't say that about football and handball, now can we?

[doris]

Now, there is a lot of people who have no idea who, for example, Kofi Annan is. Or Michael Jordan.
Now, that's a common knowledge.

Hold up a minute..... who the fuck is Kofi Annan?

Yeah, I've never heard of him in my life.

Google is your friend, people

[Evil-Genius]

Em in short sleeve T-shirt
Its been a long time since he wore a half sleeve
That shirt looks awesome thou I WANT ONE

[Sam.]

fucking midgets

[alex.decker]

em's face

[LK5]

So maybe you're saying that just because your country sucks at basketball

If you say handball is 2nd sport in Europe, so what is 3rd? Chess?
Maybe handball is 2nd but basketball is at least 3rd and it is popular even if there are a couple more popular sports.

dude, i'm not saying handball is 2nd sport in Europe.
But it's not as big as it is in America.
We just don't give a damn as much as they do.
Like I said, football is sport no.1, in USA basketball is sport no.1
get it, dude? like someone before me said, knowing who kareem is, is not common knowledge. and if someone never heard of him, it's not weird.
i kinda feel like i'm talking to the wall here.

And, no. I'm not saying this because we suck at basketball. You suck at handball and football, but you're good in basketball. That's why basketball is more popular in your country, because you're successfull in it. And we can't say that about football and handball, now can we?

We just have different opinions.
Also baseball or football might be more popular than basketball in US

[J.R.]

To end the sport discussion: Football (the real thing, not the fucking gay sport with all the gears and pads where you kick the ball a few times every game. Soccer for you americans) is the biggest sport in the world.

typical European man

You know I speak the truth

Fucking gay sport? You're out of your damn mind.

[Guess_Who]

In Spain basketball is a very important sport ,not so much as football , but one of the most important.

people who say they do not know who Kofi Annan is, are you beeing serious? if yes,american education is a bit unsatisfactory

[doris]

In Spain basketball is a very important sport ,not so much as football , but one of the most important.

people who say they do not know who Kofi Annan is, are you beeing serious? if yes,american education is a bit unsatisfactory

Yeah, I was kinda surprised too

[doris]

So maybe you're saying that just because your country sucks at basketball

If you say handball is 2nd sport in Europe, so what is 3rd? Chess?
Maybe handball is 2nd but basketball is at least 3rd and it is popular even if there are a couple more popular sports.

dude, i'm not saying handball is 2nd sport in Europe.
But it's not as big as it is in America.
We just don't give a damn as much as they do.
Like I said, football is sport no.1, in USA basketball is sport no.1
get it, dude? like someone before me said, knowing who kareem is, is not common knowledge. and if someone never heard of him, it's not weird.
i kinda feel like i'm talking to the wall here.

And, no. I'm not saying this because we suck at basketball. You suck at handball and football, but you're good in basketball. That's why basketball is more popular in your country, because you're successfull in it. And we can't say that about football and handball, now can we?

We just have different opinions.
Also baseball or football might be more popular than basketball in US

hey, it's all good.
we will agree to disagree

[stillmatic]

Basketball really isn't very popular anywhere outside The US. I live in Australia and out biggest sport is Rugby. People like soccer and cricket too but basketball is on par with netball. To know who That Kareem guy is here would be weird, and if you talked about a guy with a name like that people would think you are a terrorist.

To summarize: It isn't common knowledge, it's UNCOMMON knowlege because you have people from all around the world telling you we don't know and honestly we dont care. he chucked a ball through some hoops from far away, that's impressive and takes a lot of skill but it doesnt make him an icon. Michael Jordan is an icon. Shaq is an icon. This dude is like a Dr Dre. People involved with hip hop are like COME ON! IT'S DRE!!!! YOU FUCKING ITUNES HIPSTER YOU ARE WEARING FUCKING BEATS BY DRE AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE GUY?! but in all honesty although he is a legend he isn't an icon. knowing his names, or his songs, isn't common knowlege

also american football is a joke

Basketball is still the 3rd most popular sport in the world.

Some people might not know who Maradona or Pele is, but generally among people they are known, and football is the most popular sport by far in the world, so for some people not to know who Pele or Maradona are, well it puts things in perspective when it comes to basketball legends.

Also I never said just playing basketball made Kareem an icon, which it actually does though because he's the best at it when it comes to scoring in NBA history. Your naive description of basketball can be made about any sport, but that's just silly. Fwiw. as I stated, Kareem is known for so much more outside of basketball, Game of Death is one of the biggest parts of pop culture still, and Kareem's part in that has so much to do with it. The fact that you label Shaq an icon after tells me how little you know about basketball. When it comes to basketball circles, Shaq is not in Kareem's level.

[J.R.]

Eminem is tired as fuck. How late was it when this was taken?