So what?

NBA'er Tim Hardaway said in a radio interview that he "hates'' gays... I don't know what the host said next. If it'd been me, I'd have said, "Yeah, Tim, but really, who cares?'' I don't ask Nelson Mandela what he thinks of the designated hitter. If I met Bill Gates, I wouldn't seek his opinion on Chris Henry.

We've been down this road before, on the way to Rocker-ville, through the suburbs of Barkley. John Rocker had a bad subway ride; Charles said he hated white people. And so on. Point is, if you play games for a living, talk about what you know. Or at least, what the public knows you for. Your stunted opinions on matters of social importance are best left unsaid. It's like Jane Fonda talking about the Vietnam War, or Tim Robbins lecturing on the evils of Republicans. Shut up and play.