Nine months after degrading gay people on Dan LeBatard's radio show, former NBA point guard and (seemingly former) bigot Tim Hardaway broke his silence in an interview with a South Florida local television news show.
"You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States."
Said Hardaway about having a gay teammate, "First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team. And second of all, if he was on my team, I would, you know, really distance myself from him because, uh, I don't think that's right. And you know I don't think he should be in the locker room while we're in the locker room. I wouldn't even be a part of that."
Since those comments, Hardaway said he went to counseling and talked to a lot of gay people to gain an understanding of the lifestyle.
He wants to return to the NBA as an assistant coach or scout. It would probably be in his best interest to stay away from TNT studio work with Charles Barkley, who has an infatuation with old male NBA referees.
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