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Tim Hardaway: 'I Hate Gay People' cbs4.com Feb 14, 2007 (CBS4) MIAMI Former Miami Heat superstar Tim Hardaway told a local sports radio show that he “hates gay people.” Hardaway made the comments while he was being interviewed by Dan Le Batard on 790 the Ticket Wednesday afternoon. The five time All Star was asked how he would deal with a gay teammate. “First of all I wouldn’t want him on my team,” said Hardaway. “ “Second of all, if he was on my team I would really distance myself from him because I don’t think that’s right and I...

I'm not defending Tim Hardaway, but can you imagine the MSM jumping on a celebrity who said he hates Republicans the way they've jumped on Hardaway? The Left says it favors diversity, and they do as long as everyone agrees with them! Otherwise, they're totally intolerant. Tim makes some crass remarks, and they pound him for it. Had he said he hated Bush or Republicans the MSM would be feting him for his courage. I don't post many vanity posts, but I really wanted to note this weird reaction. Hate speech, they call Tim's remarks, and they condemn him the...

The NBA today removed Tim Hardaway from its All-Star weekend activities, a day after he said, ''I hate gay people'' in a radio interview with a Miami Herald sports columnist. ''It is inappropriate for him to be representing us given the disparity between his views and ours,'' NBA Commissioner David Stern said in a statement issued by the league. Hardaway issued an apology several hours after making the comments on The Dan LeBatard Show on 790 The Ticket. ''Yes, I regret it,'' he told WSVN-Channel 7. ``I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said I hate gay people or anything like that.''...