ut of high school (Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, and LeBron James). The statistics of jerseys sold in 2005 shows that the players who have entered the NBA before turning the age of 21 have an extremely large fan base.
             Along with the NBA potentially losing many of its fans, the loss of fans will also hurt the NBA financially. High school athletes who enter the NBA draft directly from high school are some of the most marketable athletes in the world (i.e. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady). Had the age limit been enforced since the beginning of the NBA, the NBA may have lost out on some of the most marketable athletes in the world. Louis Williams, a high school student who will declare for the NBA draft this June, says, "If you put an age limit on talent, the NBA misses out on a guy like LeBron James who is extremely marketable and made a lot of money for the NBA and put the entertainment level back in basketball" (Sheridan p.16).
             The most important reason why enforcing an age limit upon the NBA is a bad policy is because it discriminates against the athletes who are not yet 21 years of age. Any policy (regardless if it is an NBA policy or not) should not discriminate against any persons under any circumstances. According to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws, "The CSRA prohibits any employee who has authority to take certain personnel actions from discriminating for or against employees or applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age or disability" (p.2). Having an age limit would clearly violate the EEO Laws.
             If having an age limit is a bad poli
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