All posts tagged "NBA"
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LaMelo Ball Fined $100,000 by NBA for Anti-Gay Slur
After the Charlotte Hornets point guard used a homophobic slur in a post-game interview, the NBA levied the maximum fine possible.
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Che Flores Comes Out as the NBA’s First Transgender Referee
The nonbinary and transgender referee tells GQ magazine they feel "100% percent myself" since coming out to their peers.
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Brittney Griner Loses Appeal, Likely to Be Transferred to Penal Colony
A Russian court rejected American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of a conviction on what most human rights watchdogs say are trumped-up charges of “drug...
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NBA Fines Anthony Edwards $40,000 for Anti-Gay Instagram Video
The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $40,000 for using offensive and derogatory anti-gay language on social media. In a now-deleted Instagram video,...
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NBA’s Anthony Edwards Apologizes for Anti-Gay Instagram Post
The NBA could fine the Minnesota Timberwolves guard, as it has other players, for using anti-gay slurs.
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40 NBA players sent more than 75 homophobic tweets
The fan unearthed the homophobic tweets, sent by 40 players between 2009 and 2013, while deciding who to root for.
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Washington Wizards hosting Pride Night on Friday, March 4
The Washington Wizards will host their annual Pride Night celebration, celebrating their LGBTQ fans, at Capital One Arena on Friday, March 4.
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Dennis Rodman says visits to gay clubs inspired him during his NBA career
Former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman has said visiting gay and drag clubs inspired him during his 14-year-long NBA career. Rodman, who won two titles...
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Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, tests positive for COVID-19
Collins believes he was infected after attending the Brooklyn Nets' Pride Night earlier this month
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Pat McCrory accuses NBA of hypocrisy on China’s human rights record
Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) is blasting the NBA and accusing the professional basketball league as “hypocritical” for how it’s dealing with China...
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Former NFL player Larry Johnson claims there’s an “effeminate agenda” being promoted in the NFL and NBA
Johnson claims the NFL is trying to trick people into condoning non-masculine behavior
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Basketball legend Tim Hardaway says he’s not in Hall of Fame because of anti-gay comments
Former NBA star told a Miami radio host in 2007 that he "hated" gay people and wouldn't accept a gay teammate
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Documentary “Alone in the Game” captures the stories of young LGBTQ athletes
Producer David McFarland is hopeful that major league LGBTQ athletes will come out in the future
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Jason Collins says NBA is ready for another openly gay player
Collins said that fears over lost endorsements should no longer stop an athlete from coming out
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NBA awards 2019 All-Star Game to Charlotte in spite of anti-transgender law
Following the in-name-only repeal of its controversial HB 2 law, North Carolina will host to the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. The weekend’s festivities will be played...
