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With the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA Championship for the first time in 40 years, I had to ask myself what happened to their previous coach who for the last two prior seasons lead the Warriors to the playoffs?
Mark Jackson Firing Caused by Perceived Anti-Gay Stance?
June 2, 2014
Could Mark Jackson’s religious stance on gays have lead to his dismissal from the Golden State Warriors?
All signs seem to point in that direction, according to SFBay, which cited comments made by Jackson during a shoot-around on a road trip before Jason Collins signed with the Brooklyn Nets in February.
Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, was mentioned after a joke was made about the signing of former Warriors assistant coach Brian Scalabrine to a 10-day contract. A source close to the Warriors, mentioned Jackson’s response being “Not in my locker room.”
“I will say this. We live in a country that allows you to be whoever you want to be. As a Christian man, I serve a God that gives you free will to be who you want to be,” he said. “As a Christian man, I have beliefs of what’s right and what’s wrong. That being said, I know Jason Collins, I know his family, and am certainly praying for them at this time.”
...homophobic, bigoted, patriarchal, authoritarian, elitist, hypocritical and judgmental
Jackson’s remarks were in direct conflict with Warriors president Rick Welts, who voiced his support of Collins after the athlete announced he was gay in 2013.
Welts is noted for being the only openly gay, high-ranking executive in the NBA.
Read more at
http://www.eurweb.com/2014/06/mark-...erceived-anti-gay-stance/#CqpO2uEX4rx38KTm.99
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Welts