NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking to add a big man, the Brooklyn Nets have worked out center Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed.
General manager Billy King did not attend the workout in Los Angeles during the All-Star break that was reported by ESPN.com, but said Thursday on a conference call he was told Collins is ''in shape.''
Collins revealed at the end of last season he is gay. The 35-year-old Collins played in 38 games for Boston and Washington in 2012-13 and hasn't been particularly productive in recent years, but has a number of former teammates on the Nets, including coach Jason Kidd.
Michael Sam, the SEC defensive player of the year from Missouri, recently revealed he is gay and is taking part in this weekend's NFL draft combine.
The Nets have an opening for a big man after trading Reggie Evans along with Jason Terry to Sacramento on Wednesday for guard Marcus Thornton.
King said he and Kidd have a list of players they will consider, and Collins will be on it. He said the players considered will range from those who have been bought out by other NBA teams to those who have been playing in China or the NBA Development League.
Collins played with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce last season in Boston, and Nets guard Joe Johnson in Atlanta. The well-respected veteran attended the State of the Union address as a guest of first lady Michelle Obama.
King said the Nets wouldn't be concerned about any extra attention the signing of Collins would provide.
''We're going to bring in a basketball player,'' King said. ''It's not about marketing or anything like that.''
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do you think ? Is this about basketball or some kind of PR move ?
Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
The guy is an NBA vet. PR move? For who? For you playa2?
This is how you do it. Ask the question but really you got someting to say. You are the Agenda king.
Just do it.
Lets be real, it was you that posted it. Its you who is making it an event on the UK. We all saw it but it was you that is making more of a spectacle. You think Collins or the nets are doing it for attention? Funny, nobody gave it the attention your giving it. He has not made the team but you want to talk about it. Why so insecure about this? If you have doubts about your sexual orientation Playa just deal with it instead of trying to bring down those who are open about it? You might find it liberating.
You have two motives here.
1. You want the attention which makes you as much of an attention whore than any out of the closet person.
2. You can't stand it and want to tell us how you think its un-natural.
Admit it, you just can't wait until he makes a "Back door cut and takes it to the hole" so you can giggle like a 12 year old.
playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Playa has said the fall of rome was in part from moral decay and acceptance of Gay men. Its because he could not timeline on the "Israeli zionist mafia conspiracy".............
Playa don't like white people, Jews, Homosexuals, or lesbians. I can understand Whites, jews, and Gay men but "Lesbians"? really?
CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Jason Collins REALLY at 35 yrs of age !
I just saw his career stats and on average in the past 5 years he play in about 40 games of 82. I don't know how it's possible to average 0.7 points a game…but that was his latest season with the wizards. Does that mean he tips the ball in with a teammate once a game? LOL
Nalod wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Playa has said the fall of rome was in part from moral decay and acceptance of Gay men. Its because he could not timeline on the "Israeli zionist mafia conspiracy".............
Playa don't like white people, Jews, Homosexuals, or lesbians. I can understand Whites, jews, and Gay men but "Lesbians"? really?
Maybe just the butch lesbians. How can you not like those lesbians in bangbros? 
playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Jason Collins REALLY at 35 yrs of age !
I just saw his career stats and on average in the past 5 years he play in about 40 games of 82. I don't know how it's possible to average 0.7 points a game…but that was his latest season with the wizards. Does that mean he tips the ball in with a teammate once a game? LOL
He is a vet. He knows how to play and his role is more as a defender. Also, he has played with most of these guys and was respected as a teammate both for his character and work ethic. They aren't looking for a guy to come in and push them over the top. He would be their fifteenth man. Also, they are looking at other guys as well. Also, the endorsement Garnett gave him carries a lot of weight in my opinion. The Nets don't need publicity.
CrushAlot wrote:playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Jason Collins REALLY at 35 yrs of age !
I just saw his career stats and on average in the past 5 years he play in about 40 games of 82. I don't know how it's possible to average 0.7 points a game…but that was his latest season with the wizards. Does that mean he tips the ball in with a teammate once a game? LOL
He is a vet. He knows how to play and his role is more as a defender. Also, he has played with most of these guys and was respected as a teammate both for his character and work ethic. They aren't looking for a guy to come in and push them over the top. He would be their fifteenth man. Also, they are looking at other guys as well. Also, the endorsement Garnett gave him carries a lot of weight in my opinion. The Nets don't need publicity.
The NBA offices are in NYC, why not start with a team in the media capital of the world.
Prokorov has and will always try and 1 up James Dolan ANY CHANCE HE GETS.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
At this point it's just be a stunt to get him on a roster so that he can be the first openly homosexual in the NBA.
I have no problem with him being a homosexual, that's his choice.
When are we going to have our sexuality put on our driver license?
Some see it for what this announcement really is and others oh well.....
fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Jason Collins REALLY at 35 yrs of age !
I just saw his career stats and on average in the past 5 years he play in about 40 games of 82. I don't know how it's possible to average 0.7 points a game…but that was his latest season with the wizards. Does that mean he tips the ball in with a teammate once a game? LOL
He is a vet. He knows how to play and his role is more as a defender. Also, he has played with most of these guys and was respected as a teammate both for his character and work ethic. They aren't looking for a guy to come in and push them over the top. He would be their fifteenth man. Also, they are looking at other guys as well. Also, the endorsement Garnett gave him carries a lot of weight in my opinion. The Nets don't need publicity.
The NBA offices are in NYC, why not start with a team in the media capital of the world.
Prokorov has and will always try and 1 up James Dolan ANY CHANCE HE GETS.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
At this point it's just be a stunt to get him on a roster so that he can be the first openly homosexual in the NBA.
I have no problem with him being a homosexual, that's his choice.
When are we going to have our sexuality put on our driver license?
Some see it for what this announcement really is and others oh well.....
Headline news? The only one making it headline news is you.
VCoug wrote:playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Jason Collins REALLY at 35 yrs of age !
I just saw his career stats and on average in the past 5 years he play in about 40 games of 82. I don't know how it's possible to average 0.7 points a game…but that was his latest season with the wizards. Does that mean he tips the ball in with a teammate once a game? LOL
He is a vet. He knows how to play and his role is more as a defender. Also, he has played with most of these guys and was respected as a teammate both for his character and work ethic. They aren't looking for a guy to come in and push them over the top. He would be their fifteenth man. Also, they are looking at other guys as well. Also, the endorsement Garnett gave him carries a lot of weight in my opinion. The Nets don't need publicity.
The NBA offices are in NYC, why not start with a team in the media capital of the world.
Prokorov has and will always try and 1 up James Dolan ANY CHANCE HE GETS.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
At this point it's just be a stunt to get him on a roster so that he can be the first openly homosexual in the NBA.
I have no problem with him being a homosexual, that's his choice.
When are we going to have our sexuality put on our driver license?
Some see it for what this announcement really is and others oh well.....
Headline news? The only one making it headline news is you.
Vcoug you are uniformed what's happening like many others.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/...
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/g...
http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/20...
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba...
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/349...
http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/basket...
CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Funny because there is a rumor that Garnett rails on foreign players when they match up against him, and it's reported his insults in that scenario usually consistent of homophobic vulgarities. Wonder if he'll change anything if playing with Collins. Doubt it.
As for Collins, his announcement really brought attention to himself on a name recognition level, so now teams are thinking about signing him when they might not have even known he existed previously.
Playa for real it's you that seems obsessed with the so called "gay agenda". You're constantly posting about it. You seem really interested in the subject, maybe you should do some more in depth research?
playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:playa2 wrote:CrushAlot wrote:Smart. He is friend of Kidd and Garnett. I remember reading somewhere that Garnett raved about playing with twin. Said he always was where he needed to be on defense. That should be a good fit for both parties.
Jason Collins REALLY at 35 yrs of age !
I just saw his career stats and on average in the past 5 years he play in about 40 games of 82. I don't know how it's possible to average 0.7 points a game…but that was his latest season with the wizards. Does that mean he tips the ball in with a teammate once a game? LOL
He is a vet. He knows how to play and his role is more as a defender. Also, he has played with most of these guys and was respected as a teammate both for his character and work ethic. They aren't looking for a guy to come in and push them over the top. He would be their fifteenth man. Also, they are looking at other guys as well. Also, the endorsement Garnett gave him carries a lot of weight in my opinion. The Nets don't need publicity.
The NBA offices are in NYC, why not start with a team in the media capital of the world.
Prokorov has and will always try and 1 up James Dolan ANY CHANCE HE GETS.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
At this point it's just be a stunt to get him on a roster so that he can be the first openly homosexual in the NBA.
I have no problem with him being a homosexual, that's his choice.
When are we going to have our sexuality put on our driver license?
Some see it for what this announcement really is and others oh well.....
Yep, here it is..........
Nobody made mention but here is playa doing his playa thing. Maybe he would have gotten a job by if he did not come out?
He played last year. Not like he came out years after.
And yeah, he is 35, so in the real world this is no big deal right? Old guy with low stats gets a try out. Happens all the time, until Playa sees fit to broadcast it.
Nobody freakin cares here. Im sure it got press because he already came out and the Sams announcent was recent.
At this point it's just be a stunt to get him on a roster so that he can be the first openly homosexual in the NBA.
I have no problem with him being a homosexual, that's his choice.When are we going to have our sexuality put on our driver license?
IM sure your sincere when you say you have no problem with his sexuality. The thing is maybe your not secure with yours? Is that why you keep on keeping on about it?
Or, you have other issues?
playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
Looking for hours?
There are laws that discriminate against. They don't pertain to sex but pertain to not being equal.
When dudes like you just leave it be then nobody will care anymore. When the laws treat all citizens the same then its not an issue.
You do have a problem with it. ITs really ok BTW. We all have our opinions. If you air them, just be prepared to discuss it or be called out on them.
playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
You also wont find mention of anyone trying out who is black or white or asian because nobody cares anymore.
This is pretty sad.
fishmike wrote:playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
You also wont find mention of anyone trying out who is black or white or asian because nobody cares anymore.This is pretty sad.
Remember when every sentance with Lin started with "First Asian american........."
But there is a difference because its was not "first openly Asian American......"
PLaya thinks its a lifestyle choice so its ok to discriminate. If a man has to come out of the closet, why was he there to begin with?
fishmike wrote:playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
You also wont find mention of anyone trying out who is black or white or asian because nobody cares anymore.This is pretty sad.
I'm making this known because it's not NORMAL to announce your sexual preference to the world just to get a job.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
Nalod I've had you on ignore for months, why do you continue to post after I make a comment ?????? Are you trying to sway people from listening to me ?
playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
You also wont find mention of anyone trying out who is black or white or asian because nobody cares anymore.This is pretty sad.
I'm making this known because it's not NORMAL to announce your sexual preference to the world just to get a job.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
Nalod I've had you on ignore for months, why do you continue to post after I make a comment ?????? Are you trying to sway people from listening to me ?
He did it to get a job? Really? It had nothing to do with ending discrimination?
Playa your a bigot, and some find that offensive so when you post stuff like this while making up 95% of the story off the top of your head I suspect Nalod enjoys just calling it what it is. You also have a history of repeatedly posting anti gov propaganda and pawning it off as your own. Your views are exceptionally narrow, and shared by folks who promote hate and discrimination.
playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa2 wrote:fishmike wrote:playa.. they have probably fallen under the zombie spell of promoting the gay agenda
Fishmike, What on earth does "openly gay" have to do with this man's workout?
I've been looking for hours, and I can't find a single headline tying the preferences of heterosexuals in any sport (with a workout).
You also wont find mention of anyone trying out who is black or white or asian because nobody cares anymore.This is pretty sad.
I'm making this known because it's not NORMAL to announce your sexual preference to the world just to get a job.
If Jarred Collins(his brother) worked out for the Nets tomorrow, would it have made headline news ?
Nobody has been denied employment (IF THEY CAN STILL PLAY WELL) for being a homosexual in the NBA or WNBA.
Nalod I've had you on ignore for months, why do you continue to post after I make a comment ?????? Are you trying to sway people from listening to me ?
You do a great job of that by yourself.
Its my agenda to promote and hold that posters state sources when posting material such as you do. You take Opinion and present it as fact. While you may lack ability to digest ones opinion as facts My push back is keep things on a level plane.
Your entitled to an opionin as we all are, but you take great liberties with it and lack credibilty.
My agenda is to amplify that. Freedom of the press is not just spewing nonsense. An Op-Ed is one thing. Presenting news as you plagerize without citing the source is irresponsible.
I encourage all the readers here to hold you a decent standard. State your opinion as they are but the constant camoflage that you think gives it credibility has gotten you banned before while you are entitled to your opinions, I don't think your entitled to plagerize or present without citing your sources.
Thats my opinion. I like the UK but if more of you were to infect this place I'd be quick to leave. The type of posting you do makes this place more undesireable.
Your agenda driven diatribe is one thing. State your opinion is ok, but your guilible reposting of conspiracy and ignorant prejudice of Israel, both global and domestic economics and politics in general is intolerable. I would do better to ignore you as it has come to my attention that perhaps my responses actually bring more traffic to your threads.
