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The hyperfocus on crime among athletes is limited to these two sports: football and basketball.
The reason why is that these two sports produce too many "stars" that have too much notoriety for their conduct and behaviors. Some of the athletes that participate in these professional sports got too much attention from the media and the public and are considered famous. This popularity often produces that they lost the ground and act in incongruent ways, many times making the worts decisions that impact their careers by the mistakes they make.
As the public figures they are, their behavior immediately makes the news, and their poor judgment often brings negative consequences to their careers.
