Bolt_Gundam510 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA banished Tim Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas because of his anti-gay remarks.Hardaway, who played in five All-Star games during the 1990s, was already in Las Vegas and scheduled to make a series of public appearances this week on behalf of the league. But after saying, "I hate gay people" during a radio interview, commissioner David Stern stepped in."It is inappropriate for him to be representing us given the disparity between his views and ours," Stern said in a statement Thursday.Hardaway's comments -- for which he later apologized -- came a week after John Amaechi became the first former NBA player to say he was gay."I don't need Tim's comments to realize there's a problem," Amaechi told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "People said that I should just shut up and go away -- now they have to rethink that."On a Miami radio show Wednesday, Hardaway was asked how he would interact with a gay teammate."First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team," the former Miami Heat star said. "And second of all, if he was on my team, I would, you know, really distance myself from him because, uh, I don't think that is right. I don't think he should be in the locker room while we are in the locker room."When show host Dan Le Batard told Hardaway those comments were "flatly homophobic" and "bigotry," the player continued.SI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavu Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 i dont want a gay guy in my locker room either o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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