Tim Hardaway blasted gays 2007. Now he says ’s keepg him out of the Hall of Fame. - The Washgton Post

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Wh his Hall of Fame ductn a week away, Hardaway reflects on how growg up the church spired his famo "I hate gay people" rant.

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TIM HARDAWAY SAYS HIS ANTI-GAY MENTS OM 2007 ARE KEEPG HIM OUT OF HALL OF FAME

Former NBA star Hardaway has been a Hall of Fame falist but has never ma the cut. He says 's “bee of what I said 2007 about gay people.” * tim hardaway gay rant *

“The reason I’m not is bee of what I said 2007 about gay people, ” Hardaway told HoopsHype an terview that was published Tuday.

“You know, I hate gay people, so I let be known, ” Hardaway said on Feb. “I don’t like gay people and I don’t like to be around gay people. I am homophobic.

I’m tryg to do what’s right, supportg gay people and transgenr people. ”In 2011, the former UTEP standout returned to El Paso to support the mayor’s proposal for domtic partnership benefs for gay and unmarried upl. Two years later, he was the first to sign a petn mandg the legalizatn of gay marriage Florida.

TIM HARDAWAY BLASTED GAYS 2007. NOW HE SAYS ’S KEEPG HIM OUT OF THE HALL OF FAME.

* tim hardaway gay rant *

He also lled then-NBA-player Jason Colls to give his support after Colls 2013 beme the first openly gay active male athlete a major U. After a horrendo 2007 rad terview which he proclaimed to hate gay people, Hardaway beme a pariah and one of the fac of homophobia the sports world.

In a new terview wh the San Francis Chronicle’s Ron Kroichick, Hardaway elaborated on how he beme the kd of person who would proudly clare “I am homophobic” like was a mer badge:.

They stilled you that [homosexualy] wasn’t the way you should be.

HARDAWAY: ANTI-GAY RANT KEEPS ME OUT OF HALL

The former Warrrs and Heat star has worked to make amends for sayg 2007, "I hate gay people" and clarg himself to be "homophobic." * tim hardaway gay rant *

After his homophobia went viral, Hardaway attend unselg and reached out to work wh the lol gay muny around his Florida home. “The reason I’m not is bee of what I said 2007 about gay people, ” Hardaway asserted an terview wh Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype.

”Hardaway was referrg to ments he ma that year after former NBA player John Amaechi me out as gay.

“Well, you know, I hate gay people, so I let be known, ” Hardaway said at the time on a rad show hosted by ESPN’s Dan Le Batard.

WHEN TIM HARDAWAY SR. MA C HOMOPHOBIC REMARKS AND LATER HAD TO PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE FOR : "I HATE GAY PEOPLE, SO I LET BE KNOWN"

“I don’t like gay people, and I don’t like to be around gay people. "I am homophobic. ” He proceed to take steps to do jt that, cludg gog 2011 to El Paso, where he was a standout at UTEP, to support efforts by the cy’s mayor to offer domtic partnership benefs for gay and unmarried upl.

Shortly before dog that, he ma a pot of llg Jason Colls wh a msage of support after the latter me out as the first openly gay active male player major U. “I’m tryg to do what’s right, supportg gay people and transgenr people. He thks he knows why he hasn't joed them: his well-publicized rant om more than a ago, which he said he hated gay people.

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Tim Hardaway blasted gays 2007. Now he says ’s keepg him out of the Hall of Fame. - The Washgton Post .

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