So, by now, everyone has heard former NBA point guard Tim Hardaway's comments on the Dan LeBatard show yesterday, but just in case you're up for some caveman rhetoric — he'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa — here's the full audio of the interview.
"You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.''
When you listen to the whole interview, what's most amusing is just how flippant Hardaway is about it; he's just matter-of-fact about the whole thing. "Hey, I hate gay people ... who doesn't, right? Who's with me?" Considering the statements — which are so over the top that it's almost hard to be offended by them; it's like getting angry at a dog for not being able to juggle — it's pretty clear that Hardaway's future as a television commentator is over, and that David Stern is going to have him killed.
But our favorite part of this story is Hardaway's "apology."
"There are more important things to worry about than my comments. We should be more concerned about President (George) Bush and all the people dying in Iraq."
Well, jeez, Tim, when you put it that way ... you're absolutely right!
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"And if you're more concerned with what I said than our soldiers dying, then you're probably gay. And I hate you."
Hardaway's greatest achievement during that interview was making LeBatard look like the sane likeable one.
Tim Hardaway - John Amaechi's friend, or John Amaechi's BEST friend?
[searching Tim Hardaway's music collection for hidden Coldplay CDs]
i like how he first specifies the world and has to thrown united states in there, in case that wasn't clear.
I'd nominate Tim Bug for SHOTY '07, but I think he needs a few more sound bytes on his resume.
Hardaway's just trying to get a position in President Bush's cabinet.
But what if the people dying in Iraq are gay? Worry or Hate?
There goes his spot in next year's "Pros vs. Homos"
he dislikes gays and george bush? what kind of political affiliation is that a part of?
I have this nightmare that I go to Hollywood and find out that Mr. T is a faggot. Really, and he'd be walking up to people going "Hey boy! Hey boy! You look mighty cute in them jeans! Now come on over here, and fuck me up the ass"
"There are more important things to worry about than my comments. We should be more concerned about President (George) Bush and all the people dying in Iraq."
But all that is trumped by Anna Nichole.
so paraphrasing sarah silverman, tim hardaway wants to send all gay men to the moon?
I can't argue with the guy's right to hold whatever opinion he wants to (no matter how backwards I think it might be) or his right to voice it (and kill his future employability).
What I can't get over is the incredible irony of it. Does he not realize that 150 years ago he was essentially a farm tool? Or that 60 years ago his grandfather was being hung for looking sideways at a white woman? I'll bet Timmy wouldn't have been down with that, or hearing some white guy talk about how he hates "n*****s".
Ladies and gentlemen...Tim Hardaway, future member of MENSA. Not.
Yeah, but Tim Hardaway's best friend is John Haggard.
True story.
"Hi! I totally found this site doing a Google search for 'Tim Hardaway power bottom.'"
Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the rock.
Nice to see that the real "UTEP TWO STEP" involved some steel toe boots and a curb.
"I'm homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States."
so fuhrer hardaway will soon be purchasing box cars and offering the citizens of south beach a free trip to his new luxury shower rooms.
Great point, Fennel.
And for all of you who would like to display your liberal, bleeding-heart card, just know that not every single registered Republican is opposed to gay marriage/rights. If you paint "conservatives" with that broad a stroke, then what really makes your statements different from Hardaways, right? (Albeit, on a much tamer level.)
"I hate black people. I mean, who doesn't, right?"
- Kramer
Tim Hardaway didn't mean to offend anyone, other than all the gay people.
Tim Hardaway hates #### people.
And apropos of people-bashing: Forgive my social ignorance, but can someone explain the whole "Some of my best friends are #### people" thing? I get that you're not supposed to say it, but I never could figure out why. Wouldn't that be admissible evidence in the court of social law that you are not, in fact, anti-####?
I can't travel the country
freely no more.
I can't go to San Francisco.
They got 24-hour homo watch waiting for me in the airport.Soon as I got off the plane, they'd be like:
"He's here, yes. Yes, it's him.
Yes, it's him!"
And the cars would come rushing
across town. And it won't be no siren, it'll be a real fag sitting on the roof going "Pull over. Pull over. Pull over!"
And for all of you who would like to display your liberal, bleeding-heart card
And this is not painting liberals with a broad stroke how exactly?
Nice, Leonard Leap.
I don't have a problem with gay men, I just don't want to date them.
Nothing to see here, at least on the serious, cultural/ethnic debate front. It's one thing when somebody you assume has a triple-digit IQ makes an inflammatory or controversial statement about race, gender, sexual orientation, politics, etc.
But Timmy Hardaway? Too stupid to really be taken seriously, and perfect Deadspin fodder.
So, win-win.
Kid Canada you just added some lighter fluid to the nightmare fuel.
AFWaPP- that's a great point.
What makes it all so sad is that this has become the next great Civil Rights cause and there's so much apprehension coming from sports. And if it hadn't been for the original Civil Rights movement, a lot of the players wouldn't be able to play the sports they love.
Kid Canada you just added some lighter fluid to the nightmare fuel.
I could have kept going with the bit. It's weird how Delirious can be both really dated and still really funny at the same time.
Gay people don't like to be a round gay people either.
It's kinda ironic that the one basketball skill I learned from Tim Hardaway was the crossover dribble, and not, say, the straight-on heterosexual man-woman sex dribble.
Coach K (humanitarian) would have taught him better in college. I mean, what did Don Haskins ever do for college basketball?
"I have this nightmare that I go to Hollywood and find out that Mr. T is a faggot. Really, and he'd be walking up to people going 'Hey boy! Hey boy! You look mighty cute in them jeans! Now come on over here, and fuck me up the ass'"
Kid Canada +1. Nice reference of an old Eddie Murphy routine.
His choice to live in Miami makes perfect sense now.
You know how I know you're gay?
Tim Hardaway doesn't want you in the world or the United States.
do you think Tim is afraid of Lil' Stevie getting too close in that picture?
You know, I hate ignorant people, so I let it be known. I don't like ignorant people and I don't like to be around ignorant people. I am ignophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.
Hmm, so the U.S. is really separate from the World.
Tim, heard what you had to say and LOVED it. I've been saying the same thing for years man, glad to hear someone echo my battle cry. Let me know if you want to collaborate on some hate based initiatives in the future.
Yours in bigotry,
John Rocker
TheDrizzle - that would never happen. As far as I can tell, Timmy doesn't speak English.
What's the big deal?
- Joey Porter
he's probably just made because gay people are always sucking his dick in the showers. she tries pulling their hair, screaming "Get OFF!," and slapping them in the face with his dick, but it never works.
Tim Hardaway protests too much. Secretly he enjoys intimate companionship with other men around the world and in the US - not that there's anything wrong with that.
Penny Hardaway on the other hand, drives a Subaru Outback with rainbow stickers on the bumper.
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People like Timmy-boy are the most likely candidates to be caught with a 17 year-old male's dick in his mouth.
+1 GHABB,Y
said this on last night's thread, but i'll repeat it because i am fucking lazy.
i'm fully expect the UTEP 2step checks himself into Betty Ford by the end of the week...
because if there's one thing we've learned from Mel Gibson and that fucking homophobic faggot Isiah Washington, its that alcoholism is a known cause of bigotry
One word: faggot.
Has little Tim joined a church Kansas? Will he be protesting funerals soon?
[Neidermeyer.Animal House] Faggots! Faggots! [/Neidermeyer.Animal House]