NBA Player Anthony Edwards Apologizes for Homophobic Social Media Post
The NBA is "reviewing the matter," league spokesperson Mike Bass said.
September 13 2022 12:59 PM
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The NBA is "reviewing the matter," league spokesperson Mike Bass said.
The Dallas Mavericks guard-forward has been working with several LGBTQ+ rights organizations in the Dallas area.
The actor-comedian this week released screen shots of direct messages between the two showing a string of threats, abuse, and slurs from one of the league's best players.
George Takei, Keith Boykin, Martina Navratilova, and the creators of Will & Grace are among them.
North Carolina's anti-LGBT law known as House Bill 2 made the state an unfriendly place to hold the annual NBA All-Star Game, the league said previously.
Derrick Gordon says he was not invited to try out for any NBA team over the summer because he is an out gay player.
The basketball league is reportedly looking to New Orleans after North Carolina failed to back down from anti-LGBT legislation.
Commissioner Adam Silver says, though, that the NBA is still pursuing "constructive engagement" with state officials.
A decision now would deprive the NBA of leverage to push for repeal of the state's anti-LGBT law, commissioner Adam Silver says.
After tweeting that he 'did not mean to offend anybody' when he called a referee a 'faggot' on the court, Rajon Rondo issued a full statement.
The veteran referee, recently the target of a player's antigay tirade, decides to come out.
Should big sports events leave states where it's legal to discriminate against LGBT fans and players?
Collins, the first openly gay active player in a major men's pro team sport, is ending his basketball career.
As the NBA season starts back up, Jason Collins says it's time to instill confidence in the next generation of LGBT leaders.
Collins, Robbie Rogers, Brittney Griner, and dozens of other athletes show their pride this month.
Gay NBA player Jason Collins was named one of the "most influential" people in the world by Time, nabbing an inside cover of the magazine.
Collins, who was worn a number 98 jersey in honor of Matthew Shepard, met the college student's family Thursday.
He knows he's the first out gay player in the NBA, but Jason Collins simply wants to do his job: making fouls and blocking plays.
The Trail Blazers were joined by Portland's men and women's soccer team in supporting a push to put marriage equality on the Oregon ballot in 2014.
The sporting world is missing an opportunity to speak against homophobia, says the NBA commissioner, but he doesn't say who's responsible for the gag order.