Should the NBA Allow an Iranian Citizen from a Terrorist Regime into the Association?

Question

This is in Reply to the Article Written and Published on 9/17 about the Iranian Basketball Player wanting to join the NBA - Yahoo Sports.

There is no way that the US Government will allow the NBA to negotiate a deal with a citizen of a Terrorist Regime - They can not be trusted, no matter who they are , It's funny how so quickly they condemn the US, but break their necks to enjoy the freedom and prosperity the US citizens have. Their Society is noted as a Terrorist Country, they should start by cleaning up their own back yard before trying to come her and enjoy. Although he might be a fine and decent young man, it is guilt by association period. What do you Think?

Answer 1

As a general thing of course. If the man is good enough there's no reason why he shouldn't play. Yao comes from a nation noted for it's civil rights abuses, yet he is one of the most talented and exemplary players in the league.

Answer 2

nah... i think Hamed Hadadi is fine... we shouldn't deprive someone of his right of playing basketball in the NBA...

plus you sir are a judgmental one...

what's the harm of playing?

if you have a problem of foreigners coming to america to live the American dream... blame your American Immigration laws sir.

Answer 3

1st of all Iran is not a terrorist regime, so dont say that.  The government may support terrorist organizations under the table, but Iran is NOT listed as a terrorist "regime".  This man in no way condemns the US and Iran, though under the rule of a dictatorial anti-West president, is one of the most advanced cultures in the area.  The younger generation iranians are against their government and want democratic change.

How the h**l are you saying that this Basketball player should "clean up his own backyard before coming here?"  Where he comes from should be of no matter, as long as his character is clean.

I agree that the US will not allow him to negotiate a deal, but i think that they should.

Answer 4

i am not judging iran or us govt. but one thing is clear - everything runs on having rules like in the game of basketball itself. the us has a rule against dealing with certain countries, including its citizens, and that rule applies to iran. one can argue as to the validity or morality of such rule, but one can not argue that such rule presently exists. hence, the iranian player can not play in the nba.  

Answer 5

no way!! he might be a terrorist or a spy

Answer 6

Yes, he should be allowed. What's the harm? One Iranian basketball player in the association doesn't do any harm.

Answer 7

Yes, the NBA deserves the best players regardless of where they're from.  Most Iranians aren't terrorists, and the guilt by association theory is racially insensitive at best.  It's like saying Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian support human rights violations and forcing North Korean refugees to go back to their country where they'll be executed or put in concentration camps; or that Dikembe Mutombo supports the Interahamwe; or that Dirk Nowitzki is a n**i sympathizer; or that Andrei Kirilenko wants to bring back communism and the USSR, only because of the country they came from.

Answer 8

h**l no!!