Apparently, basketball isn't a sport

George Carlin died yesterday. 2 of the things I love are sports and cable and George Carlin figured into both in 1986 with this great bit from an HBO special on what is and what is not, a legitimate sport.



Just for review, here is a handy guide, feel free to clip it and stick it in your wallet so that you can prove to your ass captain friend who brags about his lacrosse (game) prowess that he does not, in fact, play an actual sport.

Sport	Grotesque Injuries?	Played with a ball?	Not basically ping-pong?	Not only played by college douchbags?
Football	X	X	X	X
Basketball		X	X	X
Baseball	X	X	X	X
Hockey	X		X	X
Golf		X	X	X
Tennis		X		X
Lacrosse	X	X	X
Volleyball		X		X
NASCAR	X		X	X
Running			X	X
Boxing	X		X	X

Notice that basketball is NOT a sport due to the lack of groteque injuries. If someone can find me some video, we can revise that.