Tim Hardaway says his anti-gay ments om 2007 are keepg him out of Hall of Fame - Los Angel Tim

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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.”

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

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

“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.

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

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

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Tim Hardaway thks he isn't the Hall of Fame bee of anti-gay ments he ma more than a ago, but he's tryg to change the narrative. * hardaway gay comments *

“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.

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”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.

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Two years later, he was the first to sign a petn mandg the legalizatn of gay marriage Florida.

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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. Shockgly ma some anti-gay ments that ed him to receive a ton of flak.

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Hardaway was already four years to his retirement when he spoke to Dan LeBatard on “790 The Ticket” about his views on gay people:.

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"You know, 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.

Tim Hardaway ed even more ntroversy when asked to ment about John Amaechi, a former NBA player who admted he was gay. Amaechi revealed he was gay a week before Hardaway’s fiery ments.

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He publicly apologized for his anti-homophobic stance:.

"I grew up a church, and that's the way church were -- they stilled you that [homosexualy] wasn't the way you should be.

Tim Hardaway was nvced he wasn’t selected earlier to the Naismh Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame bee of his anti-gay ments 2007. His ments about gay people, however, may have put an asterisk on his name that kept voters om enshrg him the Hall of Fame.

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