John Amaechi

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236 Results for john amaechi

Jackie MacMullan Talks Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...not to miss: When homosexuality in the locker room was a big topic at the time John Amaechi's book came out in 2007, Thomas (Knicks' coach at the time) was first and foremost...

Blog | October 23, 2009

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

John Gonzalez of The Philadelphia Inquirer: "In sports, as in politics, perception matters. Late last week in California...

Blog | October 21, 2009

Meet Your Blogger: Kevin Arnovitz of ClipperBlog

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Yesterday, we announced the TrueHoop Network. It was all exciting and new. There were smiles! There was champagne! And there were a few people left s...

Blog | January 21, 2009

John Amaechi: If Athletes are Deities, Where are the Miracles?

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...this gig is all about finding good stories. Anyway, Steinberg caught up with former NBA player John Amaechi, who is now famous mainly for coming out of the closet (as a homosexual and an...

Blog | August 21, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News: "John Amaechi is at the Olympics, serving as a basketball analyst for his homeland Great Britain's BBC...

Blog | August 18, 2008

Thursday Olybullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...I saw him. But I told him I'm going to check him out on Saturday."John Amaechi talking about going to the Olympics as an ambassador for human rights. (Via Ball in Europe...

Blog | August 07, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Branson Wright of the Cleveland Plain Dealer explains some of the medical challenges Carlos Boozer's family has been facing: "Boozer's son, Carmani, ...

Blog | November 12, 2007

Young Athletes Coming Out of the Closet

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Simmons of the Washington Redskins and, five years ago, Esera Tuaolo of the Green Bay Packers. John Amaechi revealed his sexual orientation in a recent autobiography, "Man in the Middle," published after he left...

Blog | August 03, 2007

Now Starting for Your Pallacanestro Virtus Roma All-Stars...

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...European ballplayer -- whether he's a fringe NBA player or a former superstar. I remembered that John Amaechi had some insightful comments in Man in the Middle about the relationship between fan and player...

Blog | July 18, 2007

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Enterprise. Basketball shoes designed to look like a toy robot. Weird is the new cool.ESPN's John Hollinger (Insider): "I went digging through the info on his player card, and remembered that Nowitzki did...

Blog | May 07, 2007

Behold, A Giant

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...letters where Matt Ufford of the blog With Leather gets a nice apology for a lifted John Amaechi quote), Chris Ballard checks in with an extended look at the continuing evolution of Yao Ming...

Blog | April 12, 2007

Wednesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...the Knicks, who have no lottery pick this year? WithLeather accuses Sports Illustrated of lifting a John Amaechi quote without attribution. I noticed this last week and left messages for the relevant SI editors...

Blog | March 28, 2007

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Radar Online roundtable discussion of America's three prominent out-of-the-closet major sport athletes: John Amaechi, Billy Bean, and Esera Tuaolo. Amaechi was asked about NBA players trying too hard to convince...

Blog | March 27, 2007

Durant, Oden and hoops housecleaning

Five quick updates on the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant Sweepstakes before we get to some housecleaning: 1. Let the tanking begin! After Milwaukee (25 wins)...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2007

A Night Out With John Amaechi

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Matt Ufford of With Leather had some drinks with John Amaechi, and writes fantastically about his impressions of the Man in the Middle. (If foul language offends...

Blog | March 16, 2007