Former NBA center John Amaechi, who disclosed last week he's gay, said anti-gay comments by another retired player "demonstrate the need to continue the conversation. Retired Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway said on a radio show Wednesday that he hates gay people, then later apologized for his remarks. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States. 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.
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By: Alex Kennedy March 26, Since retiring, Hardaway served as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. Most recently, he partnered with Dream Dribble , which has a product that allows players to silence their indoor dribbling and improve their ballhandling. Just take care of business right then and there — shake the guy and get to the basket. James Harden plays with it a little bit too much. Kyrie Irving plays with it a little too much. Like I said, that just exerts too much energy.
Tim Hardaway Q&A: 'I’m not in the Hall of Fame because of what I said about gay people'
By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. Later in the interview, he said this:. I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic.
Tim Hardaway was an all-star five times and finished in the top 10 of MVP voting three times during an NBA career that spanned to He finished with 7, assists 16th all-time , 1, three-pointers 29th , 1, steals. I am homophobic. Go make it right and make people understand that you made a mistake.