> but mostly because they are minorities. I don't think this is true for the majority of Americans anymore in regards to sports athletes. My finger on the rath

> but mostly because they are minorities. I don't think this is true for the majority of Americans anymore in regards to sports athletes. My finger on the rather sensitive topic is it has more to do with how different groups perceive one's culture (and potential ignorance thereof) than race. You'll be hard press to find, save the few rare 0.1% fringe racists or trolls, questions around Russell Wilson's intelligence, or Patrick Mahomes, or Kobe Bryant, or Richard Sherman. If you simply google "smartest athletes" you get a pretty diverse representation of African American athletes, White athletes, and everything in between. Also working against famous athletes, is the fact that pop culture and celebrity is generally not associated with intelligence in America on a whole.