Amaechi becomes first NBA player to come out. TO to be 1st NFL player

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2757105
John Amaechi, who played at Penn State and for five seasons in the NBA, will announce he is gay in an upcoming book.



The cover for "Man in the Middle," John Amaechi's upcoming book.
The book, published by ESPN Books (owned by the Walt Disney Company, parent company of ESPN), is entitled "Man in the Middle." It is due to be released later this month.

Amaechi, born in Massachusetts but raised in England, would be the first NBA player to come out publicly. Few other men's professional major sport athletes have announced they are gay. Among them are football player Esera Tuaolo, baseball player Billy Bean and baseball umpire Dave Pallone.

NBA commissioner David Stern said a player's sexuality is not important.

"We have a very diverse league. The question at the NBA is always 'have you got game?' That's it, end of inquiry," Stern told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Amaechi, a 6-10 center, played for Cleveland, Orlando and Utah during five NBA seasons. He averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds before retiring from the league in 2003.

He is currently known in Britain as a television personality and for helping fund the Amaechi Basketball Center in Manchester.

He played collegiately at Penn State after transferring from Vanderbilt.

Amaechi along with Terrell Owens will be the subject of ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET). The book will also be excerpted next week on ESPN.com and in the next issue of ESPN The Magazine.

[highfive]

there have been NFL players that have come out of the closet.....TO is probably on the program because he called Jeff Garcia gay.

[abudabit]

Ah, that'd be so great if TO turned out to be gay. Not just gay but a sloppy party bottom.


Q: Why is TO a power bottom?
A: Because he's a fucking ass.

Meh.. mer... meh...

[Aizazzle]

Bullshit I don't believe the T.O being part but I hope to dear God that he really is and he gets unmasked by someone...

[Palerider4146]

For years there has been rumor about a high profile east coast hockey player being gay. The rumors even placed Messiers name and Leetch's name in that mix, both, but I dont know about that. But hell, Mess won us the cup, I'll be his bottom anyday. No homo.

[LetsDoThisLucas]

What a Mo

[rustytrombone1]

anyone ever hear of this shitdick before this?

[Absolutely]

I've never heard of this guy in my life, and I'm a pretty big NBA fan.
http://www.interbasket.net/players/amaechi.jpg

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

he was around i remember him just a roll player

[Absolutely]

He averaged 10.5 points for the Magic in 99-00, and 8 in 00-01.
Otherwise he was a 2-3 points a game guy, Career Highlights.

Named to the 1999-2000 NBA All-Interview First Team - ( Whatever that means)

Scored the first basket in Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena, and the first NBA points in the new millenium on 1/2/00

Tied for sixth in media voting for the NBA's Most Improved Player Award in 1999-2000

One of only seven undrafted players to start an NBA game in 1999-2000

He stunk, why are all gay atheletes bad?
Are there any good ones "out" besides greg louganis?

[Beeman99]

I've never heard of this guy in my life, and I'm a pretty big NBA fan.
http://www.interbasket.net/players/amaechi.jpg


notice where his hand is and the position it's in, it's a sign man

[JimsInfectedEye]

http://www.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/01/downgoesrex.jpg

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/dweryzynski/Smith.jpg

[Absolutely]

notice where his hand is and the position it's in, it's a sign man

I love the look on 32's face.

A classic one.
http://the17thman.typepad.com/my_weblog/images/sports.jpg

http://members.cox.net/stickofdeodorant/mcgwire/20augaway1.jpg
Look at those smiles.

http://members.cox.net/stickofdeodorant/mcgwire/28.jpg

So many gay baseball pictures.

[Absolutely]

Off the main subject again...
This picture is hilarious, old but I've never seen it.
What a lady

http://www.redsoxdiehard.com/worldseries/games/pics/slappy.jpg

[MJMANDALAY]

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k76/cubsRcool/SoxSuck.jpg

[weakside]

As for the NFL both Kordell Stewart and "Rocket" Ishmael have been rumored to be gay.

[YUCK FOU]

these fuckos have a lot of nerve figuring they would make their money first than announce they are gay after they left the sport. Dont get me wrong i am sure it would be hard as hell to not come out when your around all this testosterone and bashers but come on no one has admitted yet while they are still in. they know they would face massive reprocussions as well as maybe get booted...

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

well it looks like Owens is comping out as well

[Absolutely]

these fuckos have a lot of nerve figuring they would make their money first than announce they are gay after they left the sport. Dont get me wrong i am sure it would be hard as hell to not come out when your around all this testosterone and bashers but come on no one has admitted yet while they are still in. they know they would face massive reprocussions as well as maybe get booted...

You kind of answer your own statement. If someone is of the mindset that it shouldn't matter to anyone where you stick your cock then there is absolutely no point of coming out while still playing, for points you made.
It'd be insanely hard to come out while play, and if the chance of making hundreds of thousands of dollars/millions wouldn't you stay in the closet a few years.
I don't call them brave, but they're realists.
Not that I agree at all, but it'd probably hinder your career.

[StickyKeyboard]

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/i/magazine/new/tuaolo_20021030c.jpg
This dude came out after he left the NFL. Esera Tuaolo who played for the Vikings and Packers (how fitting). I think he even has a few adopted kids with his gay lover. Billy Bean (not the Oakland A's GM) in baseball came out but he was a very little known player.

[bethm1b]

these fuckos have a lot of nerve figuring they would make their money first than announce they are gay after they left the sport. Dont get me wrong i am sure it would be hard as hell to not come out when your around all this testosterone and bashers but come on no one has admitted yet while they are still in. they know they would face massive reprocussions as well as maybe get booted...
Hence, the reason why they wait till their careers are over.

[Hudson]

As for the NFL both Kordell Stewart and "Rocket" Ishmael have been rumored to be gay.
Ok, with a nickname like "Rocket", if he is gay....good future in gay porn...on so many levels!

[J. PETERSON]

Off the main subject again...
This picture is hilarious, old but I've never seen it.
What a lady

http://www.redsoxdiehard.com/worldseries/games/pics/slappy.jpg
aaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahhahaha
he's a FAAAAAAAAAAG

never heard of this NBA dude.
Good luck bro

[tar_baby]

Bullshit I don't believe the T.O being part but I hope to dear God that he really is and he gets unmasked by someone...

just wanted to say i love the 300 pic...i cant wait for that fucking movie to come out

[Cybouncer]

Off the main subject again...
This picture is hilarious, old but I've never seen it.
What a lady

http://www.redsoxdiehard.com/worldseries/games/pics/slappy.jpg


That's gonna start some shit! :icon_lol:

Pitchers and Catchers (no pun intended) report next week! :action-sm

[Puddle O AIDs]

Honestly, none of this matters untill a current player comes out

Then all hell breaks loose

[SurlyTruckDrivr]

ESPN news is playing a clip of Tim, Hardaway doing a phoneron some Miami sports station, asnyone hear this. He basically said he hates all gays, wouldn't want one on his team, he'd distance himself if there was one. Then he said there shouldn't be any in the country, there's no room for it, he doesn't believe in it and hates em all. They said he did another interview later in which he said he shouldn't have said anything, but never said he was sorry for what he said.


edit; just saw this in the current events forum

[Ol'BloodyBottom]

ESPN news is playing a clip of Tim, Hardaway doing a phoneron some Miami sports station, asnyone hear this. He basically said he hates all gays, wouldn't want one on his team, he'd distance himself if there was one. Then he said there shouldn't be any in the country, there's no room for it, he doesn't believe in it and hates em all. They said he did another interview later in which he said he shouldn't have said anything, but never said he was sorry for what he said.


edit; just saw this in the current events forum
Your lucky the Russian search police didnt catch you.

[SurlyTruckDrivr]

Your lucky the Russian search police didnt catch you.:icon_mrgr is he editing double posts now in addition to threads :action-sm