Posted on 02/07/2007 11:20:40 AM PST by Mr. Brightside
Amaechi will be first publicly gay NBA player
Associated Press
Posted: 38 minutes ago
John Amaechi is gay, and now the first NBA player to come out publicly is ready to talk about it.
Amaechi, a center who spent five seasons with four teams, is scheduled to appear on ESPN's Outside the Lines on Sunday, and his autobiography "Man in the Middle," will be released Feb. 14.
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Three years after his playing career ended, Amaechi has become the sixth professional male athlete from one of the four major American sports (NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL) to publicly discuss his homosexuality.
Former NFL running back David Kopay came out in 1977; offensive lineman Roy Simmons and defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo came out more recently. Glenn Burke, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland A's in the 1970s, and Billy Bean, a utility player in the 1980s and 1990s, also have come out.
Amaechi, 36, who is British, competed for Penn State, then played 301 NBA games over five seasons. The 6-foot-10 center averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in the NBA. He began his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1995-96, then spent a few years playing in Europe. He rejoined the NBA to play for the Orlando Magic from 1999-01, then played two seasons for the Utah Jazz.
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Will he out Christian Laettner?
I thought you goimg to say JJ Reddick.
Who's next, Mike Tyson?
Rampant homosexuality, socialism, Darwinism, environmentalism, immorality of all kinds. How much longer can this country survive?
Is he still "playing"?...........
It was reported that he spent a lot of time pretending to look for a lost contact on the shower room floor.
He sucks at BBall, too.
No, but maybe Danny FERRY. (ha ha)
"...offensive lineman Roy Simmons and defensive lineman Esera Tuaolo came out more recently..."
Wow. I bet there were a lot of holding calls when their teams played each other.
It gives a whole new meaning to "driving up the middle"...
Don't ask....Don't tell...
Amaechi, 36, who is British, competed for Penn State
That explains it.
Boy, I'm glad that's over! Now we carry on with the rest of the day. Sleep well tonight, all :)
I don't discuss my sex life with them and don't expect them to discuss theirs with me.
Amaechi the jumping joyboy!
literally spewed macaroni and chesse reading that..........
"Man in the middle" don't that just tell to whole story!
They were great at covering the tight ends.
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