- I think it's wonderful that Jason Collins was able to to be honest with himself and the world by revealing his homosexuality. I know it couldn't have been easy for him to do, but I know it was even harder for him to keep bottled in (based on his article and people I know personally). So I am sincerely happy for him.
- With him doing what he did, he has now become a role model for closeted homosexual athletes, and possibly young kids who are struggling with that issue now. Jason Collins may not be a Michael Jordan or Lebron James, but he is the right person to have done this.
- Jason Collins is a good person, but I don't know if he will find an NBA team next season like he wants. I'm not saying that based on his decision, but if you watched any Boston Celtics games this season like I did, you'd agree he sucks. He commits stupid plays and fouls out in record time. Of course, many teams could use his size, so anything is possible.
- I want to comment on Chris Broussard, the writer for ESPN who was/is under a lot of heat for his comments on Jason Collins. For those of you who don't know, Chris Broussard is a writer and analyst for ESPN that I admire a lot for his work and articulation. When the Jason Collins news broke out, he was on ESPN, and gave his opinion, which disagreed with Jason Collins lifestyle. I don't have time to get into the details of it, but basically, Chris Broussard was calling Jason Collins a sinner because of his homosexual lifestyle (from what it says in the Bible). Everyone basically attacked him, but I say that's not fair. Chris Broussard was giving his opinion and using his right of free speech. Yes, he doesn't agree with Jason Collins lifestyle religiously, but he didn't say he wasn't happy for him, or that he wanted genocide or something. That would have been wrong. Also, he said the same thing about heterosexuals who have premarital sex as well, so he wasn't just focusing on homosexuals either. Nobody ever seems to listen or read the whole quote, but when you get down to it, Chris Broussard wasn't saying anything wrong. He was just voicing his opinion based off what the Bible says. Most of us disagree with it, so let's just leave it at that. The world has too many issues to be focusing on one person from ESPN. There are rumors he may lose his job, but I hope he doesn't because I would hate to see a good writer and analyst suffer for being honest. Like I said, I disagree with Chris Broussard, but I think he's entitled to what he believes, like we all are. We shouldn't attack him, otherwise, we're being hypocrites for not letting someone express themselves.
- What the hell was ESPN thinking when they put Chris Broussard on if they knew how he felt prior? Were they setting him up or something, or just plain stupid?
Chris Broussard's opinion for those of you who are interested
- Lastly, somehow this story has become political and religious, which was bound to happen, but let's not forget the focus, which is on Jason Collins, and homosexuals everywhere, who just want to be accepted in the world like everyone else.
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