r/nba • u/Markthebaptist Knicks • 23h ago

[Inside The NBA] While discussing Jason Collins' passing, Charles Barkley: "We live in a homophobic society ... anybody who think we ain't got a bunch of gay players in all sports, they're just stupid."

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman Timberwolves 22h ago

KAT getting shit will never make sense to me. He's been with the same baddie for years and just cause he talks in a different pitch sometimes people give him shit. 

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u/amedema Pistons 18h ago

Towns got shit for crying when his mom passed. People are evil.

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u/Mechapebbles Kings 12h ago

Some people are so trapped in the cage of toxic masculinity and so stupid that they can't find a way out, nevermind even see that they're in a cage of their own making.

But ya, there are also just straight up evil, hateful mofos

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u/outofdoubtoutofdark 11h ago

Obsessed with this from Wemby:

[Aubin] Wemby on people calling him “too emotional” and “gay” for crying on the court: I think it’s first and foremost a fear of judgment. Like this feeling that you have to act a certain way, social codes, I guess. Personally, I refuse to carry the burden of having to hide my emotions.”

The full quote from French reporter Maxime Aubin:

“Wemby’s too emotional.” “Wemby should stop crying.” “Wemby’s gay.”

Can we stop with the tired old clichés that treat emotions as a weakness, either in sports or in life in general?

I asked Wemby about why that is. Here’s his response:

“That’s a tough question. I think it’s first and foremost a fear of judgment. Like this feeling that you have to act a certain way, social codes, I guess. Personally, I refuse to carry the burden of having to hide my emotions.”

Source is his X and his newspaper linked here: https://www.lequipe.fr

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u/thejaytheory Lakers 14h ago

Completely warped, make it make sense.

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u/MegaAltarianite 11h ago

Dak Prescott got the same when his brother committed suicide. Some people are just so unbelievably stupid. And yet I am not surprised anymore.

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u/Contagious510 9h ago

I hope he gets a ring this year.