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The NCAA banning the slam dunk for nine years was the most racist rule in sports history
So people forget that college basketball banned the slam dunk for nine years. And they banned it because of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar because he was dunking on all these white guys. I think that's probably the most racist rule to ever be enacted—like blatantly racist rule to ever be enacted in sports is that you're not allowed to dunk the ball anymore in basketball.
The rule was indeed enacted from 1967-1976 and is widely cited by historians as a reaction to Lew Alcindor's (Kareem's) dominance. Whether it is the 'most racist' is subjective, but it is a widely held historical view.