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, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopChris 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, 2008Thursday 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, 2008Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopBranson 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, 2007Young 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, 2007Now 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, 2007Monday 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, 2007Behold, 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, 2007Wednesday 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, 2007Tuesday 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, 2007Durant, 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, 2007A Night Out With John Amaechi
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMatt 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, 2007The Head-Shaving Community Makes a One-for-One Trade
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopJohn Amaechi's head shaving endorsement made news. But did you notice that someone else lost his head...
Blog | March 13, 2007John Amaechi's Close Shave
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...endorsement deals is one reason some male athletes stay in the closet during their careers. "John Amaechi is the newest face of the brand because he embodies many of the qualities representative of...
Blog | March 12, 2007Monday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...to language, which is appropriate, as it's frank talk about how Jerry Sloan talked to John Amaechi. There are questions we probably should not ask, because we'll never get a wholly satisfactory...
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