02-07-2007, 10:34 PM
Former NBA player Amaechi to reveal he is gay
February 7, 2007
BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT (TICKER) -- Former NBA player John Amaechi will declare he is gay in his book to be released later this month.
Amaechi would be the first NBA player to publicly declare his homosexuality and join a very short list of males in professional team sports who have come out.
The book is entitled "Man in the Middle" and is published by ESPN Books. Amaechi's declaration in the book was reported Wednesday on ESPN.com, and he will appear on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. EST.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=am...&type=lgns
February 7, 2007
BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT (TICKER) -- Former NBA player John Amaechi will declare he is gay in his book to be released later this month.
Amaechi would be the first NBA player to publicly declare his homosexuality and join a very short list of males in professional team sports who have come out.
The book is entitled "Man in the Middle" and is published by ESPN Books. Amaechi's declaration in the book was reported Wednesday on ESPN.com, and he will appear on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. EST.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=am...&type=lgns
