"I don't like to be around gay people. I'm homophobic. It shouldn't be in the world"

[Gunter S]

LOL @ blatantness

Tim Hardaway: 'I Hate Gay People', S. Fla. Reacts


Former Miami Heat superstar Tim Hardaway told a local sports radio show that he "hates gay people," and he's gotten a lot of peoples' attention especially in South Florida.

"Disgusting. Having grown up in northern florida, dealing with racism there and desegregating of schools up there,
it's unfortunate you still hear things like that on the radio," one man told CBS4's Art Barron outside of a Coral Gables carwash that uses Hardaway's name as a draw. The manager of the carwash was away and unavailable for comment.

Hardaway made the comments while he was being interviewed by Dan Le Batard on 790 the Ticket Wednesday afternoon.

The five time All Star was asked how he would deal with a gay teammate.

"First of all I wouldn't want him on my team," said Hardaway. "Second of all, if he was on my team I would really distance myself from him because I don't think that's right and I don't think he should be in the locker room when we're in the locker room."

Le Batard took Hardaway to task, pointing out that his comments were 'flatly homophobic' and bigoted, but that only seemed to stir up the former point guard.

"Well, you know, I hate gay people," Hardaway said in response to Le Batard. "I let it be known I don't like gay people. I don't like to be around gay people. I'm homophobic. It shouldn't be in the world, in the United States, I don't like it."

Hardaway spoke to CBS4's Sports Director Jim Berry Wednesday evening saying, "I don't condone it. If people got problems with that, i'm sorry. I'm saying i can't stand being around that person, knowing that they sleep with somebody of the same sex."

aha - that guy is totally on the down-low.

[anewlife]

What an idiot. I love gay people.

[BongMan]

Mehh it's his opinion and he has a right to that opinion, what I find really funny is how this will all but be forgotten in a week. Where is the Rev Al Sharpton standing up for what is right this time????

[stringbeans]

HE HAD A WEAK CROSSOVER TOO

[Gusto]

haha what a goon. i can kind of understand his point on the locker room though.

[diva]

Originally Posted by Avana

aha - that guy is totally on the down-low.

LOL
All black guys are on the down-low.

Originally Posted by Gusto

haha what a goon. i can kind of understand his point on the locker room though.

Just thought you should know.....guys are checking you out in the locker room gay or straight.

[thebobman]

Originally Posted by Avana

Just thought you should know.....guys are checking you out in the locker room gay or straight.

that's a pretty vain assumption. or is it vein-ass-humption

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by Avana

Just thought you should know.....guys are checking you out in the locker room gay or straight.

this isn't about me for once.

[Gunter S]

was this the howard stern show? guests are expected to be outrageous

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by BongMan

Mehh it's his opinion and he has a right to that opinion, what I find really funny is how this will all but be forgotten in a week. Where is the Rev Al Sharpton standing up for what is right this time????

He has a right to his opinion, however, as someone who serves as a role model for lots of people (especially young people!) as a professional athlete he can keep opinions like this to his goddamn self.

[djmarkpaul]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

He has a right to his opinion, however, as someone who serves as a role model for lots of people (especially young people!) as a professional athlete he can keep opinions like this to his goddamn self.

:o


You biggot!

[BongMan]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

He has a right to his opinion, however, as someone who serves as a role model for lots of people (especially young people!) as a professional athlete he can keep opinions like this to his goddamn self.

I agree full heartedly..


Still wondering when the Rev Al Sharpton will be willing to take up this cause..

[tiedye]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

He has a right to his opinion, however, as someone who serves as a role model for lots of people (especially young people!) as a professional athlete he can keep opinions like this to his goddamn self.

Why is it that whenever someone becomes successful and become a media focus, they instantly have to change who they are?

"You should always just be yourself unless we don't like you... then it's ok to be malleable."

[Vitamin-X]

And to think...
All of this trouble could have been avoided if he had only remembered
to check his personal copy of The PC handblook.
When will people ever learn? :silly:

As long as he isn't baseball batting them in the park then it's only an
opinion. And last I heard everyone has one.