Geez, you're first sentence makes it sound like players such as Currie get chained to the bench and whipped if they don't sink a 3 pointer. The guy is a gazzilionaire and got a free ride through college. 
I might also remind you of people like Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Bernard Shaw, and Barack Obama. 
As far as the Patriots go, more than half the team is black and they were all invited so I don't see your point.