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Tim Hardaway has attempted to make thgs right after his homophobic ments 2007. Former Goln State and Warrrs and Miami Heat pot guard Tim Hardaway is bt known for three thgs — his credible crossover dribble, his stat as a member of Run-TMC, and his homophobic remarks after ex-NBA center John Amaechi me out as gay 2007. Hardaway received major cricism the wake of those ments (pl a mor punishment om the league), and the impact has ntued to be felt the years sce.

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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 comments *

“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.

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 comments *

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. “The reason I’m not is bee of what I said 2007 about gay people, ” Hardaway asserted an terview wh Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype.

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

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. * tim hardaway gay comments *

”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.

HARDAWAY: ANTI-GAY RANT KEEPS ME OUT OF HALL

Sce Tim Hardaway said "I hate gay people" 2007, he’s done what he should do: Make right. * tim hardaway gay comments *

“I don’t like gay people, and I don’t like to be around gay people. "I am homophobic.

TIM HARDAWAY’S ANTI-GAY MENTS SHOULDN’T KEEP HIM OUT OF THE HALL OF FAME

Miami Heat in Tim Hardaway adms his wrongdog after he said that he 'hat gay people' some 15 years ago. * tim hardaway gay comments *

” 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.

‘IT WAS SO WRONG OF ME’: HEAT IN TIM HARDAWAY SPEAKS OUT ON ‘I HATE GAY PEOPLE’ MENT OM 15 YEARS AGO

Former Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway said on a rad show Wednday afternoon that he would not want a gay player on his team. * tim hardaway gay comments *

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. Shockgly ma some anti-gay ments that ed him to receive a ton of flak. Hardaway was already four years to his retirement when he spoke to Dan LeBatard on “790 The Ticket” about his views on gay people:.

"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 APOLOGIZ FOR HIS ‘I HATE GAY PEOPLE’ MENTS OM 15 YEARS AGO: ‘I WAS JT TGHT DIFFERENTLY’

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. * tim hardaway gay comments *

Tim Hardaway ed even more ntroversy when asked to ment about John Amaechi, a former NBA player who admted he was gay.

'I HATE GAY PEOPLE,' SAYS FORMER NBA STAR HARDAWAY

Amaechi revealed he was gay a week before Hardaway’s fiery ments. 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.

RETIRED NBA STAR HARDAWAY SAYS HE HAT 'GAY PEOPLE'

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.

"I’m not the Hall of Fame bee of what I said about gay 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. Mull and Richmond are both the Hardaway Q&A: 'I'm not the Hall of Fame bee of what I said about gay people' — HoopsHype (@hoopshype) March 27, 2019.

"You know, I hate gay people, so I let be known, " Hardaway told Dan Le Batard on Miami rad 2007. "I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people.

TIM HARDAWAY SAYS HE'S NOT HALL 'BEE OF WHAT I SAID 2007 ABOUT GAY PEOPLE'

"Asked about potentially havg a gay teammate -- such as John Amaechi, who had recently e out -- Hardaway rpond: "First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team. "Well, you know, the reason I'm not is bee of what I said 2007 about gay people, " he told Hoops Hype recently. I'm tryg to do what's right, supportg gay people and transgenr people.

Tim Hardaway is back the news, this time makg a new claim that his anti-gay, reputatn-stroyg rant 2007 is the reason he’s not the Basketball Hall of Fame. The gay ments Tim Hardaway ma 2007 were really bad.

TIM HARDAWAY SAYS HE'S NOT THE HALL OF FAME 'BEE OF WHAT I SAID ABOUT GAY PEOPLE'

Former NBA player John Amaechi had jt e out publicly as gay, and he had seen a healthy dose of support om current and former NBA players. After sayg he wouldn’t want a gay player on his team, Hardaway said the words that have hnted him ever sce:.

TIM HARDAWAY REGRETS ANTI-GAY MENTS, BUT BELIEV DIALOGUE THAT RULTED WAS A POSIVE

Well, 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. There are homophob sports who have shown no remorse for their stctive actns.

Tony Dungy has never apologized for raisg money to fight agast basic equaly for gay people. Heck, he’s doubled down on his very public homophobia the last few years. Tim Hardaway is a homophobe.

He ma this abundantly clear some 15 years ago when he me out wh some tly hurtful ments agast gay people. “I grew up a church, and that’s the way church were — they stilled you that (homosexualy) wasn’t the way you should be, ” Hardaway said.

FORMER NBA STAR TIM HARDAWAY GO OM GAY RIGHTS PARIAH TO ADVOTE

“Well, you know, I hate gay people, so I let be known, ” Hardaway said. “I don’t like gay people.

I don’t like to be around gay people.

Former Miami Heat guard Tim Hardaway has exprsed regret for his ntroversial homophobic remarks om 2007. The retired basketball star was asked how he would react to a gay teammate. Le Batard’s qutn was asked due to former NBA player John Amaechi clarg that he was gay.

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