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3 June 2013
NBA’s Roy Hibbert fined $75,000 for homophobic slur and swearing + Professional basketball player Roy Hibberts has been fined $75,000 (£49,173) by the National Basketball Association for swearing and using homophobic language in a press conference.
2 June 2013
NBA player Roy Hibbert apologises after using homophobic slur 7 Professional basketball player Roy Hibbert has apologised for swearing and using homophobic language in an interview, saying the remarks were "not a reflection of my personal views".
29 May 2013
US: First college men’s basketball player to come out: ‘You’ve got to be comfortable with who you are’ 5 Following the lead of other professional athletes to come out and continue playing in a US professional team sport, a Kansas college men's basketball player, appears to have become the first to come out during a college career, and said: "If you are comfortable with yourself, you can do anything."
20 May 2013
Brittney Griner: University basketball coach told me not to come out 1 Recently out, openly lesbian US basketball star Brittney Griner, has spoken out to say that her college basketball coaches asked her not to come out, in case it damaged the reputation of the team for prospective recruits.
16 May 2013
US: Basketball star Jason Collins’ twin says he missed ‘red flags’ signalling that his brother is gay 2 Appearing on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, recently out gay NBA star Jason Collins and his twin brother Jarron, discussed their brotherly relationship, the latter joking that he missed "red flags" which suggested Jason was gay.
14 May 2013
Basketball star Brittney Griner tells LGBT youth: ‘Be who you are’ + Recently out openly lesbian US basketball star Brittney Griner made an impassioned speech at last weekend's GLAAD Media Awards, telling LGBT youths to "be who you are", and to tweet her if they ever have any problems.
10 May 2013
US: Jason Collins to receive courage award from LGBT organisation 2 Jason Collins, the NBA star who came out as gay last week, to a huge amount of media attention, and became the first openly gay player in a US major team sport, is to receive a courage award from a leading gay-straight alliance organisation.
3 May 2013
NFL player LeRoy Butler: As a role model, I can’t take back my congratulations to Jason Collins 11 Former NFL player and Super Bowl Champion LeRoy Butler, who had an appearance at a Wisconsin church cancelled over a congratulatory tweet to recently out gay NBA payer Jason Collins, has said he would not take back the tweet because of kids looking up to him.
2 May 2013
US: University basketball league ‘believes strongly in supporting equality’ 1 A US University basketball conference has reiterated its support for equality, and has said it supports gay players who wish to come out and continue playing.
1 May 2013
Sky Sports News host accidentally calls FIFA President Sepp Blatter ‘queer’ 11 A Sky Sports News presenter was left embarrassed when he accidentally referred to FIFA President Sepp Blatter as “queer”.
30 April 2013
Obama: ‘I couldn’t be prouder of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay’ 19 President Obama says he told basketball player Jason Collins that he "couldn't be prouder of him" for coming out as gay while playing in a major US sports league.
30 April 2013
Video: ESPN reporter says Jason Collins’ coming out is an ‘open rebellion to God’ 37 A reporter on US television sports channel ESPN, has commented on the coming out of NBA star Jason Collins, to say that he thinks it is an "open rebellion to God", and that "lifestyle", is "a sin".
30 April 2013
NBA player Jason Collins: ‘I hope other sports stars will follow my lead and come out’ 7 In his first interview since coming out as gay, basketball player Jason Collins says he hopes other professional athletes will follow his lead.
30 April 2013
Michelle Obama to first gay US basketball player: ‘We’ve got your back’ 4 First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, as well as thousands of others, have tweeted their support for Jason Collins, the professional basketball player who became the first openly gay athlete in any major US team sport.
29 April 2013
Jason Collins becomes NBA’s first gay player to come out and continue playing 23 American basketball star Jason Collins has become the first openly gay athlete in one of the big-four American team sports to come out as an active player.
18 April 2013
US: Basketball star Brittney Griner comes out as gay: ‘just be who you are’ 1 US basketball star Brittney Griner has come out as gay, and offered advice for young women looking up to her to "just be who you are", and not worry about what other people might be thinking.
16 April 2013
Magic Johnson’s son EJ on coming out publicly: ‘I can only be myself’ + The son of US basketball star Magic Johnson has spoken out to express surprise at the public interest surrounding his sexuality, since he recently went out hand-in-hand with his boyfriend.
14 April 2013
Gay former NBA chief: The first openly gay US athlete will be amazed at opportunities given to them 4 The former executive of a National Basketball Association (NBA) team has said that the first professional sports player to come out in the US will benefit rather than suffer,potentially earning millions in endorsements for being openly gay in the field.
7 April 2013
American Decency Association: Magic Johnson is ‘damaging’ his gay son by supporting him 21 An evangelical Christian group has attacked basketball star Magic Johnson, for speaking out earlier this week in support of his gay son who publicly came out last weekend.
5 April 2013
US: University Athletic Director follows basketball coach and is fired for abuse video + The Athletic Director of Rutgers University has been sacked following the dismissal earlier this week of a basketball coach who was caught on camera subjecting students to homophobic and physical abuse.

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