Even with football or basketball... What does that have to do with Christ and if one wanted to shoot a game of basketball ball then preach the word, sounds good to me.. It's when we incorporate " magic ", as innocent as it may seem, on deeper levels it's evil ..this is what the devil uses to " trick " people. Biggest lie ever perpetrated is " the adversary isn't real ". He never wants anyone to know about anything about him, he'd rather you just kill yourself daily in sin, without us ever knowing he's involved ..
Others have already stated in this thread how magic can seem real innocent at first.. then later once committed to " the craft " he'll reveal sides of himself as present .. " wickedness " .. There's nothing wicked about football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and so fourth.. There is wicked elements to magic period...