The latest scandal to rock the NBA world involves Dwight Howard and a rumor involving an alleged relationship he had with Masin Elijè, who identifies as a gay man. There are multiple layers to this story and there is a lot to unpack.
First off, there are allegations that Howard's camp threatened Elijè's life and attempted to silence her for the alleged relationship. Second, the rumor that Howard engages in sexual relationships with transgenders took social media by storm. Homophobic and transphobic jokes about his sexuality flooded social media.
We will have to wait for all the facts to come out before passing judgment, and hopefully this situation forces people everywhere to reflect on how we treat each other. Former NBA players Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes offered their thoughts on the situation via Instagram Live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=i0l3151BwWI
Jackson would go on to say:
“There's just no way that I would have knew that that was even a thought or even a game and not spoke upon or slapped somebody in the mouth, knowing that's what boys doing in the locker room. Now, if you choose to wood pull on your own time without disrespecting somebody, that's you.”
Barnes and Jackson went on to talk about Dwight's mindset as a teammate. They believe he wasn't as focused on becoming a great player as other guys were.
To be honest, these two don't shed much light on the situation. They back up Dwight Howard in the sense that they mention that they don't care what his sexual preferences were, but they still throw him under the bus for BSing in the locker room too much.
We don't know exactly what's going to unfold with Howard's situation, but the best thing to do now is to wait for all the facts to come out.
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