Okay, I was not really happy about my experience with the NBA website most recently. But my thoughts about the NBA have changed a little. Or maybe, more than a little.
Jason Collins http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9223657/jason-collins-first-openly-gay-active-player. an active NBA player, has recently announced that he is gay. This is not the first male professional sports player to announce he is gay, but the first who is actively playing in a major sport.
In the past, active women sports players have announced their homosexuality: Martina Navratilova http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Navratilova and Sheryl Swoopes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes. But not men. Or not until they have retired.
The National Lesbian and Gay Sports Hall of Fame http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-gay-athlete-fame-20130501,0,924465.story announced its opening today in Chicago, Illinois. Good for them.
Well, the point being that the NBA administration has come out in support of Jason Collins. So maybe, the NBA power group is not so bad. Maybe.
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