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By Stephen A. Smith

Thursday, August 28, 2008

"To hell with fantasy. I'm about what's real!" Those were the words that came out of my mouth when the editor in chief of The Mag told me he was curious why so few black people play fantasy sports. And oh, by the way, he wanted me to do some research and write a column on it. Fine, boss, you got it. According to a study by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, approximately 93% of armchair general managers are white. "I don't know why that is, and it's something I hesitate to speculate a ...

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