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Tim Hardaway made the almost unbelievably smart decision of publicly bashing gay people as a response to the recent news that former NBA player John Amaechi is gay.

"Former Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway said on a radio show Wednesday afternoon that he would not want a gay player on his team.

"You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known," Hardaway said. "I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.""

I'm tempted to comment negatively on an idiot saying something stupid, because hey, that's item #1 to address in the world of comedy. But here's the more interesting part: why the fuck do we care what a retired NBA player said about the NBA in reference to another retired, mediocre player and whom that player likes to fuck?

Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm pretty sure no one gave a shit about John Amaechi when he played for the Magic and the Jazz; he averaged 6 points and 2 rebounds for his career. That fucking sucks. Also, no one - outside of Britain, where I've read Amaechi has a tv gig - cared about John Amaechi after he retired. So why do we suddenly care if he's gay or what other people think about him being gay?

Here's your answer: John Amaechi is a douchebag, and John Amaechi likes selling copies of his book, which is, conveniently, excerpted and highly publicized by ESPN. Yeah, John, you're such a do-gooder. It's easy to be on a higher moral plateau than the rest of us when you're sitting on a huge fucking pile of money, isn't it?

Let this douchebag fade back into obscurity, please.

Labels: John Amaechi, NBA, Tim Hardaway