Amaechi becomes first NBA player to announce he's gay

Gerk · #1 02-07-2007, 09:55 AM

Not that we think there's anything wrong with that

John Amaechi, who played at Penn State and for five seasons in the NBA, will announce he is gay in an upcoming book.
The book, published by ESPN Books (owned by the Walt Disney Company, parent company of ESPN), is entitled "Man in the Middle." It is due to be released later this month.
Amaechi, born in Massachusetts but raised in England, would be the first NBA player to come out publicly. Few other men's professional major sport athletes have announced they are gay. Among them are football player Esera Tuaolo, baseball player Billy Bean and baseball umpire Dave Pallone.
Amaechi, a 6-10 center, played for Cleveland, Orlando and Utah during five NBA seasons. He averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds before retiring from the league in 2003.
He is currently known in Britain as a television personality and for helping fund the Amaechi Basketball Center in Manchester.
He played collegiately at Penn State after transferring from Vanderbilt.
Amaechi will also be the subject of ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET). The book will also be excerpted next week on ESPN.com and in the next issue of ESPN The Magazine.

iggs111 · #2 02-07-2007, 10:35 AM

Ill be sure not to read the book, thanks for the heads up gerk.

Gerk · #3 02-07-2007, 10:37 AM

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Ill be sure not to read the book, thanks for the heads up gerk.

Shark has pre-ordered it, I'm sure you can read his copy for free, if you're interested

iggs111 · #4 02-07-2007, 10:42 AM

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Shark has pre-ordered it, I'm sure you can read his copy for free, if you're interested

I heard they are already sold out in the northwest as well, maybe jaypa??

Shark23 · #5 02-07-2007, 11:57 AM

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Shark has pre-ordered it, I'm sure you can read his copy for free, if you're interested

I borrowed Big Pimpin's copy............

Also, unconfirmed reports that Jeff Garcia was seen leaving John's house at 3:00 am Tuesday morning..........

JDSilk · #6 02-07-2007, 12:37 PM

This is just the beginning of a rash of NBA Athletes coming out of the closet. It is rumored that a Nets b-ball player is dating his childhood friend from birth who happens to be a model.

I have a pretty good idea that it is Clifford Robinson. Could be way off, but he grew up in same area as the model they named.

skippy · #7 02-07-2007, 12:52 PM

Who outed Amaechi???

It was suppose to be a secret until Valentine's Day.

rda21 · #8 02-07-2007, 02:14 PM

I thought Magic Johnson was first......Hmmmmmmm

revnecro1273 · #9 02-07-2007, 02:16 PM

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I thought Magic Johnson was first......Hmmmmmmm

magic johnson isnt gay...he is married to some chick named cookie..he was first prolific sports figure to be stricken by hiv

rda21 · #10 02-07-2007, 03:46 PM

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magic johnson isnt gay...he is married to some chick named cookie..he was first prolific sports figure to be stricken by hiv

Magic was a frequent visitor to the Gay bars of New York City during his playing days. This was widely reported at the time he announced he was HIV +.

revnecro1273 · #11 02-07-2007, 04:06 PM

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Magic was a frequent visitor to the Gay bars of New York City during his playing days. This was widely reported at the time he announced he was HIV +.

okay...didnt know that