Friday, February 16, 2007
Tim Hardaway: Captain Tolerance

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
Scottie Pippen Is fucking old Coming Back!

Scottie Pippen has made it known that he wants to come back to the NBA again. He wants to play for a contender and weasel his way to a championship, apparently, just playing for a few months and the playoffs.
"Pippen, 41, hasn't played since February 2004, when a left knee injury forced him to retire. But he told reporters Thursday that he wants to return, hopefully to a contender that could make use of his experience in a playoff run.
He said he's in good shape, his knee is fine and he'd even be willing to sign a 10-day contract to prove what he can do.
"I'm not going to be a nonstop high-flyer like I was in my prime," Pippen said. "But I can still run. I can still dunk. But most of all, I know the game." "
Pippen went on to mention that if Michael Jordan makes another, more publicized comeback shortly after his, he will "...fucking choke a bitch. Scottie don't play like dat."
Labels: Michael Jordan, NBA, Scottie Pippen
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