Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>In February 2007, it was announced that Amaechi would come out of the closet as a gay man on the February 13 edition of ESPN's Outside the Lines program. He is also scheduled to release a forthcoming book, Man in the Middle, which discusses his career and life as a closeted professional athlete.[1][2] Amaechi will be the first current or former NBA player to publicly acknowledge being gay.</div>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amaechi
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. Wow can't believe he is the first one but maybe other will start to open up (if there are any) since someone led the way. I heard Richard Jefferson was gay....?
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. I really don't care about this too much. Actually, I really wouldn't care if any NBA player "came out". I've gotten past the point in my life where homosexuality offends or disturbs me. If these guys are gay, so be it.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. This really isnt that big of a deal to be honest. I guarantee you that alot of people dont even know who this guy is. Until I googled him, I forgot who he was, and then I remembered seeing him a while back on some basketball cards or something. If a big star was to come out of the closet, I think it would be a very big deal, and it may happen sometime in the future, but you never will really know, because even if a NBA star was gay, I guarantee you that he wouldnt come out of the closet. It would ruin his reputation unfortunatley....
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. I don't have a problem with gay people. I sometimes make gay jokes with my friends and stuff, but I really don't have an issue with gay people. It isn't their fault that they are gay, so it doesn't make me think any less of them. I'm glad that someone finally came out of the closet here with this. I know for a fact that John Amaechi isn't the only guy gay who has played in the NBA, so I'd like to see more honesty about this from other players.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. Too bad he didn't come out a long time ago. He would have been unstoppable when posting up. :shifty2:
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Feb 7 2007, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Too bad he didn't come out a long time ago. He would have been unstoppable when posting up. :shifty2:</div> Haha, thats a good point. I'm sure if he came out he'd be getting plenty of extra elbows. Nobody in the NBA really liked Amaechi, Jerry Sloan called him an anti-American ***hole. I remember watching him in Orlando and he was terrible and how he only worked hard his contract year....I remember him stealing a contract....he was so soft as a player.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus @ Feb 7 2007, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Steve Nash Will be the next one to come out!</div> Steve Nash is pimp dude.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I don't even know who John Amaechi is...Anyway, I, too, like KMart, am past the point where gay people disturb me. I only recently understood that there is nothing really wrong with a person being gay, as long as that person doesn't want me.. (no homo)</span>
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. Interesting.. But, I have no clue who he is. He deffinately isn't the only one. I can promise that.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. Yeah I know...Raja Bell is as straight as a circle.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. The only things I've known about Amaechi are that he played basketball for several different franchises, and he is the only player to ever suit up for all 82 games, and not get a minute on the court. I read it on a basketball card.I'm in the same boat as CB4. I don't mind gays, I sometimes make jokes, but they are still humans.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I say "faggot" a lot, but I'm going to try to stop using that word. I know black folks get pissed when people call them "niggers", so imagine how a gay black guy feels when someone calls him a "fag" and a "nigger" in the same sentence!</span>
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. I can't believe I'm the only one who knows/watched Amaechi. You guys are so young.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Feb 7 2007, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Too bad he didn't come out a long time ago. He would have been unstoppable when posting up. :shifty2:</div>hahahahahahahahahaleave it to justice to say that :HAHAHA: :lmao-1: anyways, who is this Amaechi guy? Anyone got a link to info on him?
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Feb 7 2007, 11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I can't believe I'm the only one who knows/watched Amaechi. You guys are so young.</div>hey! I know who he is, I seen him play, the guy was okay for someone who sucks and he got a good deal from utah. I have like two of his bball cards, and I read about him in an ESPN Mag article once..but as for him being gay, I am not in to the whole thing, its against everything I honestly believe in and I think its disgusting and wrong. but thats me, idc what you all think. I think its wrong and I hope all of the other players just keep it to themselves.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. Amaechi was an okay player, but nothing special. I don't get fascinated by these stories. What will be interesting is if an active player comes out. That's never happened. What kind of treatment would that guy get from a teammate or fans or the media? That would be a story.
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Feb 7 2007, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">I say "faggot" a lot, but I'm going to try to stop using that word. I know black folks get pissed when people call them "niggers", so imagine how a gay black guy feels when someone calls him a "fag" and a "nigger" in the same sentence!</span></div>Have you seen this video?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2nTbqbtGug:HAHAHA:
Re: John Amaechi is the NBA's first open homosexual. I would like to see, if there are any gay players in the NBA right now and see if they will be open about this. Some Magic players were interviewed today that played him Amaechi and they have nothing wrong about him being gay except him being a great teammate. I haven't heard or seen this guy play before. Is he any good? And how many years have he been in the league.
