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on May 14, 2026, 9:16:30, in reply to "I would have been shocked if Barkley had said anything different.*"
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"Anybody who thinks we ain't got a bunch of gay players in all sports, they're just stupid.
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Courageous, and when he came out, man, I thought it was amazing to put himself under the microscope and the scrutiny and the hatred and the vitriol that was going to happen,” he said. “But man, I hate the way this story ended because he was a shining example. Do you man. Obviously, anybody out there who’s struggling with their sexuality, do you. Gay people have the right to do what they want to do. It’s nobody else’s business at all. For him to come out, it was great and obviously, you know, a lot of times, especially in the black community, when you’re gay, you get treated awful. And that sucks, too. But I was proud of him for coming out. And when I got that news yesterday, it just sucked.”
https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/charles-barkley-jason-collins-tribute-homophobic-society.html
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