NBA Rumors: Jam Harn Tra Talks, Joel Embiid, PJ Tucker, Rudy Gay

Contents:

• LAKERS ULD BE TERTED RUDY GAY
• LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY
• THE LAKERS EXPRS TERT RUDY GAY FOR HIS VETERAN LEARSHIP AND SIZE
• LAKERS AMONG 5 NBA TEAMS TRYG TO SIGN RUDY GAY
• RUMOR: LAKERS, WARRRS AMONG POTENTIAL RUDY GAY SUORS EE AGENCY
• CARMELO ANTHONY, RUDY GAY LKED TO LAKERS AFTER RSELL WTBROOK TRA
• 5 NBA TEAMS INTERTED IN SIGNG RUDY GAY
• NBA FREE AGENCY RUMORS: LAKERS ONE OF MANY TEAMS EXPECTED TO HAVE INTERT IN RUDY GAY
• RUDY GAY
• NBA RUMORS: JAM HARN TRA TALKS, JOEL EMBIID, PJ TUCKER, RUDY GAY, LAKERS, WARRRS, BUCKS, MORE
• A GAY NBA FAN FOUND 78 HOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY 40 PLAYERS ON 23 TEAMS
• LAKERS REPORTEDLY TURNED DOWN A TRA FOR BOGDANOVIć, GAY, AND CONLEY

LAKERS ULD BE TERTED RUDY GAY

The acpanyg vio was clearly of gay and bisexual Black men, wh Edwards addg addnal disgt to his mentary. Aga, to be clear, the Lakers’ Pri Night was termed before Edwards’ anti-gay screed was posted on social media. And now ’s perfectly timed as the club reprentg Wt Hollywood and one of the largt LGBT muni the untry hosts a preason game agast the latt NBA player to publicly share homophobic ments.

While Edwards, the Timberwolv and the NBA have all refed to ll Edwards’ language homophobic or any way acknowledge the LGBT muny — not one of them have sce the cint — ’s been clear the muny is not thrilled wh any of , as evinced by the terrific lumn by Star-Tribune wrer Chris He.

LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY

Mark Jackson has for years faced allegatns that he ma homophobic ments that led to a problematic environment when he was the ach of the Goln State Warrrs a ago.

Stori and mors about anti-gay ments by Jackson have floated around for years. We’ve prevly wrten about claims that a rift had veloped on the Warrrs when Jackson allegedly volized opposn to same-sex marriage, spe the team print at the time, Rick Welts, beg gay.

Now allegatns unearthed by Ethan Strss claim that at the time he was Warrrs ach, “Jackson had referred to Jason Colls and team print Rick Welts, both openly gay, as ‘penis grabbers’ who were ‘gog to hell.

THE LAKERS EXPRS TERT RUDY GAY FOR HIS VETERAN LEARSHIP AND SIZE

Dpe him landg media jobs talkg about the NBA, Jackson’s alleged homophobia may keep him om ever achg the NBA. Another player the Lakers reportedly uld have tert is veteran forward Rudy Gay, who was released by the Oklahoma Cy Thunr on Wednday.

LAKERS AMONG 5 NBA TEAMS TRYG TO SIGN RUDY GAY

“Veteran forward Rudy Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, league sourc told HoopsHype, ” wrote Michael Stto. Gay has played 17 seasons the NBA, and although he’s greatly dimished pared to the player he was several years ago, perhaps he uld play a role siar to the one Jared Dudley had when they won the NBA champnship durg the 2019-20 season.

Acrdg to Michael Stto of HoopsHype, the Lakers are among several teams who uld potentially have tert Rudy Gay.

RUMOR: LAKERS, WARRRS AMONG POTENTIAL RUDY GAY SUORS EE AGENCY

Veteran forward Rudy Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, league sourc told HoopsHype. Perhaps this is a role and avenue that Gay n also provi value like he did for a young Jazz team. While his on-urt productn certaly isn't where ed to be at this stage of his reer, Gay still do posss the reque size and strength to pete.

Standg at 6’8” and sportg a 7’3” wgspan, Gay has the exact type of proportns the Lakers lacked their seri agast the Denver Nuggets particular. The se agast Gay is simple — he would not shore up the Lakers’ glarg need at center. Gay put up reer lows 3-pot shootg (25%) and eFG% (43%) wh Utah this past year.

CARMELO ANTHONY, RUDY GAY LKED TO LAKERS AFTER RSELL WTBROOK TRA

Dpe the limatns and drop-offs that e wh age, there is potentially a role for Gay somewhere the league as he has proved to still be a steady ntributor when given the chance. 9 pots better than their opponents wh Gay on the floor (1689 posssns) this season acrdg to Cleang the Glass.

While remas to be see if that role is found Los Angel for Gay, probably behoov the Lakers to look elsewhere to fill what is an obv need or at least swg for upsi wh a younger player.

But alas, the team ntu to surprise s fans as the purple and gold are reportedly terted a veteran ee agent who is certaly past his prime: Rudy Rumors: Lakers terted signg Rudy GayGay was jt waived by the Oklahoma Cy Thunr as they cut their roster om over 20 players down to 15.

5 NBA TEAMS INTERTED IN SIGNG RUDY GAY

Los Angel was named as one potential suor for Gay by Michael Stto of Hoops Hype, who reported that Goln State Warrrs, Chigo Bulls, Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelins are also fans should be hopg that Gay signs wh one of the other reported suors as would be a step the wrong directn for the team.

NBA FREE AGENCY RUMORS: LAKERS ONE OF MANY TEAMS EXPECTED TO HAVE INTERT IN RUDY GAY

That obvly was not what happened and Pelka smartly pivoted to a younger foc sce really isn’t anythg for Gay to offer this team. Follow him on Twter » Ohm's chat archive »LOS ANGELES -- After he ma history by beg the first openly gay active male athlete North Ameri's four major profsnal sports 2014, Jason Colls thought there would be more profsnal gay male athlet to follow he proudly celebrated the Los Angel Lakers' first Pri Night when he was honored by the anizatn Thursday, Colls said he has been ntact wh and supports other athlet who have yet to e out.

Colls, who is a Global Ambassador and diversy advote for the NBA, returned to the se where he played his first game as an openly gay male athlete after he signed a 10-day ntract wh the Brooklyn Nets and faced the Lakers on Feb. Mnota Uned FC midfielr Coll Mart is currently the only openly gay profsnal male athlete North Ameri after he beme the send openly gay player Major League Soccer history, followg Robbie Rogers of the LA Galaxy. Colls, though, hop gay male athlet n e forward and receive the same reactn that many WNBA players have.

RUDY GAY

In 2011, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant was fed $100, 000 for a gay slur and the star apologized and said his actns were out of tratn durg the heat of the game and didn't reflect his feelgs toward 2015, Rajon Rondo was ejected om a game and then spend for one game whout pay after "directg a rogatory and offensive term toward a game official and not leavg the urt a timely manner upon his ejectn" while wh the Sacramento Kgs.

"Colls said part of his ambassador role is to talk to g NBA rooki to create awarens and sensivy when to g homophobic slurs. "In the NBA currently, the mimum fe is $50, 000 if someone is ught g homophobic language. The event featured the first out active LGBTQ llege football player, Conner Mertens, prentg a “Lac of Uny” award to Jason Colls, who was the first publicly out gay athlete to play an NBA game.

NBA RUMORS: JAM HARN TRA TALKS, JOEL EMBIID, PJ TUCKER, RUDY GAY, LAKERS, WARRRS, BUCKS, MORE

While he was a member of the Brooklyn Nets, was at a game agast the Lakers that he first took the urt as an openly gay man.

A GAY NBA FAN FOUND 78 HOMOPHOBIC TWEETS BY 40 PLAYERS ON 23 TEAMS

One of the ol thgs the Lakers did for Pri was feature a uple same-sex upl on the KissCam durg the game, cludg a gay athlete who me out publicly on Outsports, Harrison Wilkerson, and his soccer-player boyiend, Cody Cook. However, Gay may not addrs the Lakers' need for a Los Angel Lakers are among several teams lked to Rudy Gay ee agency. While Gay may not addrs the team’s center need, he uld provi value wh his playg experience.

Fans of the Lakers would be trigued by the possibily of addg a seasoned player like Gay to their roster.

LAKERS REPORTEDLY TURNED DOWN A TRA FOR BOGDANOVIć, GAY, AND CONLEY

The Los Angel Lakers are one of five teams actively explorg the optn of signg Rudy Gay this summer. Gay, 36, is obvly no longer the 20 pots per game srer that he was for most of his reer. A few weeks ago Gay was acquired by the Oklahoma Cy Thunr and waived.

Acrdg to Michael Stto of HoopsHype, five teams are currently the hunt for Gay’s servic. “Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, ” he wrote. A., the Mavericks and Pelins are two teams that uld really e the sort of veteran learship that Gay would brg to the table.

The Warrrs and Bulls, meanwhile, would likely provi the most seamls of possible transns for Gay terms of how he lik to play and the way the talent around him would work. If Gay wants to w a champnship, he has to select the right landg spot for the 2023-24 NBA season. Recently fishg up his 17th NBA season, Rudy Gay is nearg the end of the le on what has been a remarkable reer.