The most read sports stories of 2017 - No.7 US TV host slams haka

Joe Rogan slammed the haka. Photo / Getty

2017 produced a year full of weird and wonderful sports stories that have dominated headlines at the New Zealand Herald.

Here's the seventh 'most clicked' sports story by you, the readers, from the past 12 months.

'You dummies': US TV host Joe Rogan slams haka

Actor and MMA expert Joe Rogan took aim at the traditional Maori war cry in an interview with actor Hannibal Buress.

The pair were discussing the ability to control the state of the mind when Rogan questioned why native Americans would perform a war cry before battle.

But they soon took aim at the native Maori Haka.

"This is ridiculous, they're playing basketball. You're playing NBA superstars you f**king dummies... It seems stupid. If you're playing basketball it's stupid.

"It's a performance art. The other players clapped. They're like 'good job children!'.

"It's weird if you do all of that then get your ass kicked," said Rogan.

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