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Report: Cuban also praises Amaechi's decision
Cuban also praises Amaechi's decision
FOXSports.com
Posted: 56 minutes ago [i]
Mark Cuban seems to feel that English center John Amaechi set a wise example by announcing he is gay.
The Dallas Mavericks' owner told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for Monday's editions that any NBA player would stand to reap huge financial rewards by simply telling the public that he is a sexual.
"From a marketing perspective, if you're a player who happens to be gay and you want to be incredibly rich, then you should come out, because it would be the best thing that ever happened to you from a marketing and an endorsement perspective," Cuban told the newspaper. "You would be an absolute hero to more Americans than you can ever possibly be as an athlete, and that'll put money in your pocket."
But Cuban also seems to feel that it could be equally unwise to speak out as a critic of sexuals.
"On the flip side, if you're the idiot who condemns somebody because they're gay, then you're going to be ostracized, you're going to be picketed and you're going to ruin whatever marketing endorsements you have."
Amaechi's decision last week to effectively announce his sexuality on Feb. 7 drew praise from Cuban.
"When you do something that the whole world thinks is difficult and you stand up and just be who you are and take on that difficulty factor, you're an American hero no matter what," Cuban told the Star-Telegram. "That's what the American spirit's all about, going against the grain and standing up for who you are, even if it's not a popular position."
Amaechi details his life in his autobiography Man in the Middle, which will be released on Feb. 14.
In an interview with The Associated Press said he hoped his coming out would be a catalyst for intelligent discourse and took a measured approach to NBA players' reactions.
"I think they illustrate the diversity of opinion," Amaechi said. "Some of them illustrate a great deal of naivete, and an oversimplification of the issue. And some of them don't speak with much thought at all.
"But there are some really well-spoken, provocative things that people have said that are positive. And they should be added to the conversation."
Add Mark Cuban to that list.
"He just became my friend," Amaechi said after hearing Cuban's comments.
His admission comes three years after his playing career ended, making him the sixth professional male athlete from one of the four major U.S. sports — basketball, baseball, American football, ice hockey — to openly discuss his sexuality.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
I'm sure gay players think about how much $ they can make when they come out.
yea they do....why do you think Ameachi came out now?? so he can sell more books and get more $$$.....i'm not sayin thats the only reason they come out, and i'm sure cuban isnt either, but he is right
So you think it is just a coincidence that John Amaechi came out right when his book was set to hit the shelves?I'm sure gay players think about how much $ they can make when they come out.
its not a coincidence its a marketing scheme
No I'm not saying it's a coincidence, but coming out can be hard on anyone, especially professional athletes and I don't think $ is the first thing on their mind.
Wow...
oh wow, cuban said something about the gays, wow, i wonder what kind of witty connection we can make
Oh there is a connection!oh wow, cuban said something about the gays, wow, i wonder what kind of witty connection we can make
wgaf? i care about this about as much as i care about the camera showing eva's rhinestone TP jeans during the all-star game last year, which is to say, not at all
I was being sarcastic, I really don't give a .
if you didn't care you wouldn't have remembered that a year later.........
oh look, it's 'lil fillmoe, back to feed his obsession with all things mavericks, how cute, not content to talk about the pancake-flipper on his team
btw, i remember almost eveyrthing, it's a bad case of photographic memory
eddie muphy quote from raw standup "whoever you hate, will end up in your family"....
who the would even be hearing about Amaechi if he didn't come out?
Like everybody doesn't already know that guys like Richard Jefferson and Pau Gasol are gay. Do the Nets shun RJ in the locker room? Do any of these guys get shunned by teammates?
Amaechi has a book to sell, and Disney is publishing it, so it gets tons of play on ESPN as if it were an actual news story.
yo flight 3107....if 41 > 13....does that mean ron artest (93) > dirk?
It means Mike Bibby is the greatest gift ever to be put on the planet earth.
Thank you! god i think you and ii are the only ones who understand that. its frustrating.
If it were not for the fact that the Kings are garbage and Ron Artest sucks, you would have an argument.
wtf...so the suns are one of the best teams in the league and nash has 2 MVP's...
About to be 3. Suns sucking while Nash is out is doing worlds to help his "MV3" campaign.
So what if Cuban is gay. It doesn't change my opinion on the mavericks. I root for the Mavericks as in the players and coach more. Who cares about the owner.
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