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Basketball

NotASurfer

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8. Closest thing is something called korfball

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 11:48 PM

Dec 2024

Mind you, I don't remember seeing it as an Olympic sport, haven't seen it on ESPN-8 at all. I think it's a team sport with equal numbers of men/women designed to de-emphasize raw strength. I remember seeing something somewhere about it

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How soon will we see male v female games in Basketball? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 OP

No thanks. nt DURHAM D Dec 2024 #1

You're no fun. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #2

Physicality is my concern. RandySF Dec 2024 #3

I not a basketball fan, but I can guarantee you some of the much larger, more muscular guys would intentionally SheltieLover Dec 2024 #4

Your concern is easily handled by contact rules' OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #9

Yes but once an injury is sustained. It's too late... SheltieLover Dec 2024 #12

I think that maybe mixed team play is possible SilasSouleII Dec 2024 #5

The best women are incredibly skilled at most aspects of the game. The biggest difference is simply in size. Wiz Imp Dec 2024 #6

Give them a betting line and see how they perform. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #10

The men would not like to be bested by women. Srkdqltr Dec 2024 #7

OK. that would be interesting. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #11

Closest thing is something called korfball NotASurfer Dec 2024 #8

But then that would make the "boys playing girls' sports" transphobia null & void tulipsandroses Dec 2024 #13

About the same time we see male vs female in football. Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #14