I'm not seeing a good reason to move this thread. This thread is similar to the Zbo recently being accused of beating a woman and the Laker player getting recorded cheating on his girlfriend. Both of those were Off Topic and Gossip but they both were about NBA players. Those threads weren't moved.
It's about an NBA player. I feel it's very similar to other threads that are on here all the time. Including the very recent threads about: Zbo being accused of hitting a woman. A Laker being recorded while talking about cheating on his girlfriend. Both of those were Gossip about NBA players. This thread seems to be that. ... That said, I did move the Charles Barkley thread because it stopped being about basketball and the all star game and drifted into a subject that is more suited for the Off Topic subforum. This thread appears to be headed the same way, so like I originally said in this thread I'll keep an eye on it and move it if continues to not be about Westbrook.
RW/NBA player(s) bi or gay or whatever, not news or new; THIS guy's been flyin' this flag even before he ever got in the league; THIS guy even "advertises" every game!
I don't have any big issue with this thread remaining, but I would argue all those threads belonged in off topic. The initial post may be informational (may be), but the followup ends up being pure junk.
So, you're saying that the forum populace finds it significant enough to warrant a thread if a player is a wife-beater, but thinks that threads about players' sexual orientation are stupid, pointless, and belong in the OT section? Yeah, that actually seems like the appropriate response.
Yeah, last closet - female athletes and one Division I coach are coming out, at least some but then female athletes were always seen as "suspect". It's why many go so far out of their way to show husbands/kids (like that proves anything!) But guys? Mostly stuck in the 1950s. The Warriors' GM is out and was Grand Marshall at Pride last year, but he is not, nor was he ever, a player (player in the basketball sense).
So you can post whatever topic you want, it's only OT if it doesn't relate to basketball? So basically say whatever you want as long as you include the sport some how. should I just go start a thread about how Obama is the best because he likes basketball?
Oranges are my favorite fruit because they kind of look like little basketballs, and their name starts with 'O', so I feel like every one is an homage to Lillard.
It would be interesting and brave indeed if one of the game's top players like RW came out, loud and proud. (if indeed Darth Gaydar's midi-chlorians are fully operational) Unfortunately, I think society has a decade or more of evolving left to do before it's "safe enough." ($)
