Not all Democrats are bad. However, you can't vote for even the "good" Democrats because supporting them means supporting the likes of Kennedy and Pelosi.
It is the same way with the NBA. Not all players are gangsta rappers. However, the fact that the league supports and encourages such player images means that supporting the "good" NBA players means that you are supporting the whole rotten mess.
Therefore, the solution is to wash your hands of the whole rotten mess.
It is time for conservatives to face the fact that they must detach themselves from the popular culture -- including most sports (witness last Monday's MNF intro disgrace...).