Steve Nash comes clean on gay NBA player issue

 
Steve Nash, the Sun star point guard, said he does not believe an NBA player disclosing his sexual orientation as gay would turn into a big issue any more. Nash talked to the New York Times and stated that the admission by a NBA player to being a gay would be astonishingly understood and accepted.
It is pertinent to note that the subject of homosexuality took the center stage when the Suns’ CEO “Rick Welts” emerged out of the secret at the start of this month.
“If a player in the locker room came out, it would come and go quickly, too. I really don’t think it’s a big issue anymore. I think it would be surprisingly accepted, and a shorter shelf life than maybe we would imagine. I think the time has come when it should happen soon. I think it will be something that won’t take on this life of its own. It won’t be the O. J. trial,” Steve Nash told the Times when asked if the NBA is prepared to welcome a candidly gay player.
The comment of Nash reverberate the remarks by Charles Barkley, who recently put forward the thought that professional players may be additionally tolerant of a candidly homosexual teammate that many would reflect.
“It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say, ‘Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport. These guys would go crazy,’” Barkley said. “First of all, quit telling me what I think. I’d rather have a gay guy who can play than a straight guy who can’t play,” he added.
Meanwhile Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, both the NBA stars, have demonstrated their support for the Vancouver Canucks in their pursuit to take home the Stanley Cup.
The controversies surrounding homosexuality in sports has lately turned into a hot subject. Homophobic smears by coaches and players have been escorted by loads of off-putting hype and roughly triggered a united shore up for the homosexual community.
People may argue that the likes of Kobe Bryant, Roger McDowell and Joakim Noah did not mean for expressions to hold abhorrence towards homosexuals, but their deeds showed they are short of knowledge about a sensitive matter.
The opinion of Steve Nash has been warmly embraced and welcomed by the gay community. The gay community holds that Nash is apparently speaking for and representing a lot of people.