Both ESPN http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2757105 and NBC Sports report that Ameachi is the first gay NBA player to come out, and he says, there's more and he's certain he's played against gay players! Go Amaechi, go!
Of course, we all remember Magic Johnson and Detroit Piston player Isaiah Thomas who used to kiss before games! And of course, Mark Aguirre who joined in the kissing game when he was traded from the Mavericks to the Pistons. Then we got Dennis Rodman who has 'same sex attractions'
Even when athletes do engage in homosexual behavior, it doesn't mean they're homosexual. Homosexuality and homoeroticism have played a role in sports for decades, but seldom is it labeled gay. Phil Petrie, a college athlete at Tennessee State in the 1950's, recalls that "it was common for athletes to, in effect, sell themselves... to have sex for men." Petrie, now married with children, remembers football players who talked about "packing shit" or receiving oral sex, but the athletes did not consider their actions to be homosexual. Instead, it was a business transaction between cash-strapped athletes and men who wanted to have them. "If you have a group of people who are considered desirable, and you live in a capitalistic society, can you get them with money?" Petrie asked. "And the answer is you can get some." Still, "many of the athletes do not see someone paying them to have oral sex with them . . .as a homosexual act," Petrie said. basketball.ballparks.com
Even though Mets player Mike Piazza is married, many still speculate the player is gay. He announced in 2005, "I'm not gay. The truth is I'm heterosexual and date women."
The top 10 Most Speculated Gay Men in the NBA (No evidence found) are:
1.Vin Baker, who sings in a church choir. (Cute.)
2.Glenn Robinson, Milwaukee
3. Penny Hardaway (not a woman's touch in his dope place on an episode of "Cribs".
4. Tim Hardaway
5. Vince Carter.
6.Isaiah Thomas
7. Magic Johnson
8.Dale Davis (it's allllll a tough act!)
9.Iverson
10.Mark Aquirre
Let's hope more NBA players come out of the locker room closet! There's probaby DOZENS!
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