Firecat
Politically Charged
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Made shortly after another former basketball player announced he was gay....
Now we probably don't really care what this guy thinks in particular, but what the heck is wrong with people?!?
On the other hand, I could understand how some might be uncomfortable in a locker room or similar setting (not that I would or anything).
"I don't need Tim's comments to realize there's a problem," Amaechi told The Associated Press in a phone interview Thursday. "People said that I should just shut up and go away -- now they have to rethink that."
Hardaway's comments were sparked by Amaechi's disclosure he's gay.
"You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people," Hardaway said while a guest on Sports Talk 790 The Ticket in Miami. "I'm homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States."
The host asked Hardaway how he would interact with a gay teammate.
"First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team. And second of all, if he was on my team, I would, you know, really distance myself from him because, uh, I don't think that is right. I don't think he should be in the locker room while we are in the locker room."
If he did find out that a teammate was gay, Hardaway said he would ask for the player to be removed from the team.
"Something has to give," Hardaway said. "If you have 12 other ballplayers in your locker room that's upset and can't concentrate and always worried about him in the locker room or on the court or whatever, it's going to be hard for your teammates to win and accept him as a teammate."
Now we probably don't really care what this guy thinks in particular, but what the heck is wrong with people?!?
On the other hand, I could understand how some might be uncomfortable in a locker room or similar setting (not that I would or anything).