WNBA MVP Sheryl Swoopes admits she’s gay. And yesterday Fortson said he would have a problem with a gay teammate.
“I sure would,” Fortson said. “I wouldn’t want to be on that team. It wouldn’t be a good idea.
“As athletes, we still have a grade-school mentality where we pick on people a little bit. It’s not going to work with us. I don’t think it’s very acceptable behavior for men as far as I’m concerned.”
Fortson also said “he wouldn’t doubt it” if there were a gay player in the NBA but hopes he’s not a Sonic.
“That would be a bad deal,” Fortson said. “He might want to keep that one in the closet.”
And to think I was just beginning to enjoy Mr. Fortson’s constant grumbles and dirty play on the Seattle Supes team that holds (held?) my rooting interest. …Damn, what a fucking moron!
On second thought, I thought sensitivity training was a requisite credit at the University of Cincinnati, thus rendering the above as surprising news.
Thanks alot for bumming me out on the eve of the regular season, CSTB!
I don’t think this will make you feel any better, tim.
http://celtics.bostonherald.com/otherNBA/view.bg?articleid=109786