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Amaechi will be first publicly gay NBA player
FOX ^ | 2/7/07

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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To: Mr. Brightside

I thought that was Dennis Rodman.


21 posted on 02/07/2007 11:26:30 AM PST by American_Centurion (No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
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To: Mr. Brightside

All those "activities" in the mens locker room. Oh, my!


22 posted on 02/07/2007 11:26:49 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: Mr. Brightside
I wonder if he will ever be called for "Reaching In"? Or is that not P/C.
23 posted on 02/07/2007 11:26:51 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of a 3 year old son with Down Syndrome)
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To: Mr. Brightside

24 posted on 02/07/2007 11:26:57 AM PST by Dallas59 (HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!)
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To: balch3

I echo your concern.


25 posted on 02/07/2007 11:27:20 AM PST by stevio (Next election between a Newt and a Witch?(NRA))
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To: Buck W.

Good thing they weren't centers with QB hands between their buttcheeks! (For some reason that reminds me of the old Eddie Murphy "gay Mr. T" recording.)


26 posted on 02/07/2007 11:27:23 AM PST by dinoparty
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To: Mr. Brightside

I'll bet all the guys he played with (no pun intended) are thrilled about the sweat, saliva, and cuts he exposed them to. Degenerate.


27 posted on 02/07/2007 11:28:07 AM PST by doorgunner69
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To: dead

Penn State was never a low ranked team in basketball as far as I'm aware of. Maybe he got buggard by a Nittany lion.


28 posted on 02/07/2007 11:28:13 AM PST by moonman
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To: Mr. Brightside

At least he didn't play for the Pistons.


29 posted on 02/07/2007 11:28:34 AM PST by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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To: Mr. Brightside

I guess they couldn't say openly gay pro basketball player, if you consider the WNBA to be professional basketball.


30 posted on 02/07/2007 11:28:45 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
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To: balch3
Rampant homosexuality, socialism, Darwinism, environmentalism, immorality of all kinds.

One of these is unlike the others...

31 posted on 02/07/2007 11:29:02 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: Mr. Brightside

He must have been a pretty good rebounder because I heard he was up under more balls than a midget hooker.


32 posted on 02/07/2007 11:29:13 AM PST by gate2wire
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To: Mr. Brightside

Must....resist....comments....on....palming.........


33 posted on 02/07/2007 11:29:39 AM PST by OB1kNOb (This is no time for bleeding hearts, pacifists, and appeasers to prevail in free world opinion.)
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To: Mr. Brightside

I bet he gets some good penetration when he goes to the hole, especially against a man-to-man defense.


34 posted on 02/07/2007 11:29:41 AM PST by Northeastern_Realist
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To: ExpatGator
It gives a whole new meaning to "driving up the middle"...

That might result in a lane violation.

35 posted on 02/07/2007 11:30:12 AM PST by andy58-in-nh
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To: Mr. Brightside

36 posted on 02/07/2007 11:30:17 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: balch3

"Rampant homosexuality, socialism, Darwinism, environmentalism, immorality of all kinds. How much longer can this country survive?"

I'm almost 50. I figure if we can make it for about 40 more years, I don't care after that.


37 posted on 02/07/2007 11:30:20 AM PST by brownsfan (It's not a war on terror... it's a war with islam.)
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To: Red Badger; All

I don't know but he likes to be "in the middle"


Notice the MSM pro-homosexual spin. He is the first PUBLICLY declared homosexual player, as if ALL BASKETBALL players are really secretly homosexuals...


38 posted on 02/07/2007 11:31:24 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Mr. Brightside

39 posted on 02/07/2007 11:31:29 AM PST by avacado
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To: dinoparty

I remember that. Funny as hell.


40 posted on 02/07/2007 11:31:51 AM PST by gate2wire
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