Around the league: Week 19 2/27 - 3/5

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Mori Chu
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Re: Around the league: Week 19 2/27 - 3/5

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What a lame and bad lie by Amare. It is interesting to see that anti-gay sentiments are still present in pro sports.

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Re: Around the league: Week 19 2/27 - 3/5

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carey wrote:
Cap wrote:I'm not sure whether this discussion belongs here or in the Politics folder, but Amar'e has apologized, explaining his comments were intended to be "comedic."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... basketball
Oh b.s.
No, it's true. I'm really not sure which folder this belongs in.
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote:What a lame and bad lie by Amare. It is interesting to see that anti-gay sentiments are still present in pro sports.
So are pro-gay sentiments. And in this case we are talking about pro sports on the other side of the planet. But yes, it is interesting to see that we have not yet arrived at a point where professional athletes the world over are in unanimous agreement on the topic.

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Re: Around the league: Week 19 2/27 - 3/5

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carey wrote:
Cap wrote:I'm not sure whether this discussion belongs here or in the Politics folder, but Amar'e has apologized, explaining his comments were intended to be "comedic."

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... basketball
Oh b.s.
His whole basketball career should be taken with a comedic undertone.

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