Like eight years, apparently. And his girlfriend here didn't sense a thing.
Look, I know that quite often a gay man will give being straight a hearty "college try". And I get that he was dealing with a lot of mixed emotions.
But... damn. Eight years with Stanford women's basketball player Carolyn Moos before he decided he just couldn't keep up the lie?
To me, it looks like he was using her as a convenient beard, as much as he was trying to "sort things out." But hey, he's the Jackie Robinson of the cause, so I better not say anything less than glowing about him.
Writes Rick Reilly....
Would that be seen as a cheap publicity stunt and diminish Collins' "bravery?" What if that was still a team's true motive, but they just didn't express it so openly? Okay? Wrong?
I have no idea. I'll leave it to the Gay Jackie Robinson crowd to figure it all out.
If anything, feel glad for Jason Collins that it's all over. All the hiding, all the lies, all the secrets. He had to hurt some people to keep them, starting with the woman he promised to marry.
"I'd mapped out my life completely," recalls Moos, 34. "I knew I wanted to be married, wanted to have children, live in this city, send my kids to this school. … I invested eight years in something. … To be able to recover from that is not an easy process. … But I'm glad Jason can be his own person now. I'm glad he can walk in his own shoes."
Collins is now the Jackie Robinson of gay athletes and, like Robinson, strong enough for the job. He's universally loved in the NBA. He's smart, funny and a wheelbarrow full of sunshine in the locker room. He only cares about defense, not scoring points, which is why he'll probably sign for one last season -- his 13th -- somewhere in the league this fall.So here's a somewhat sticky question. Let's say an NBA team is very willing to sign this 2 point per game dynamo for next year. But let's say that the team is brutally honest about the fact they are signing him 80% because they "believe in the cause" and feel it would be a shame if he couldn't follow through and actually PLAY next year while being "active" and "out" in the NBA.
Would that be seen as a cheap publicity stunt and diminish Collins' "bravery?" What if that was still a team's true motive, but they just didn't express it so openly? Okay? Wrong?
I have no idea. I'll leave it to the Gay Jackie Robinson crowd to figure it all out.
Whoa, she is a smokeshow.
ReplyDeleteCareful though Czabe, how dare you question NBA teams' motives over someone so brave!
Actually, in today's climate of bullying from the left, I'd say Chris Broussard was braver, coming out as a Christian who holds to his beliefs in a kind but firm manner, and saying nothing of Collins not being allowed to play in the NBA or be gay. But by all means leftists, line up to vilify him...who's the "tolerant" side again?
Well said.
DeleteIf you believe in your convictions and live them everyday, what does it matter to you? All these "Christian right" folks seem so easily "butt-hurt" over the "Liberal left". Shouldn't you just being smiling, knowing that you are going to heaven, while everyone else will spend an eternity in hell? (Sarcasm, obviously.)
Deletebecause we actually care about others and we want the best for them as well
DeleteAdam, if you'd kept your "incisors" off the "apple", "we" wouldn't be in this "situation". (sarcasm, obviously)
DeleteDamn dude, save the hot chicks for us hard-up hetero dudes who can't get any.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good fight, Czabe. I appreciate you not being like every other PC sportstalk radio host. You're the every man sports guy. Don't ever change.
ReplyDeleteRick Reilly et al are cheering for joy and hoping they get invited to the weddings, too.
ReplyDeleteJason Collins Roster Spot for all NBA teams in 2013-14.
ReplyDeleteFollowed by WNBA player on each NBA to be fair.
NBA is real special.
Used to kind of like RR. He's morphing into a true leftist schill, guess he always was one. Hmm. Gay Jackie Robinson? Please. The guy's a stiff. I wish I owned a team so I could be in a position not to hire this tool. Gay, schmay. Who cares? Where you put your Johnson really shouldn't be front page news. Hey Gays!!! Pipe down. Once. Just be quiet. If I were advising his ex, I just might have to sue GJR. For some of his NBA minimum.
ReplyDeleteI guess gay guy coming out now trumps jilted and deceived female in pc-land. I need a scorecard to keep up.
ReplyDeleteDamn, he really must be gay seeing those pics!
ReplyDeleteCzabe, you are a bastian of passive aggresiveness.
ReplyDeleteThey bearded for each other...
ReplyDeleteHe is no hero. An African American coming out as a conservative is a hero. Ben Carson has and will receive more grief for being a conservative African American than Collins will for announcing he is gay.
ReplyDeleteBe careful Czabe, you are not allowed to have an opinion that disagrees with the pro-gay media movement in this country.
ReplyDeleteI'm neither a homophobe nor a flaming liberal, but I can't muster any real interest in Jason Collins and his sexuality. I don't care about what Lebron does in his bedroom. Nor do I care about the sex life of Nowitzki. So, why should I be troubled to care about the bedroom proclivities of a career scrub like Collins? I just don't ####ing care no matter how much the Rick Reillys of the world tell me I should think any of this is important.
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