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"This is one of the last industries where the subject is off limits," Welts said in an interview with The New York Times. "Nobody's comfortable in engaging in a conversation."
But Welts, 58, 40 years into a sports career, was no longer comfortable keeping it secret.Last month, he told The Times, he informed NBA Commissioner David Stern, who had figured it out long before but felt it wasn't his place to raise the subject.
The day after their conversation is when controversy developed over Los Angeles Lakers Lakers guard Kobe Bryant mouthing the expletive homosexual slur toward a referee.
Welts lost a partner to AIDS in 1994, unable to fully share his grief, and a 14-year relationship ended two years ago, in part because he wouldn't go public.
He wants to make a change in his life and others. Good luck, Rick and welcome to the 'business'.
6 comments:
Wow! And encouraging.
He gets to see all of his players naked in the locker room! Lucky bitch!
He's not hard on the eyes either. :)
I'm gagging. May more and more closet doors continue to be opened, so our brother and sisters can breathe.
It wasn't an easy decision on his part but I'm sure he will not regret it. Kudos to him.
Now...can we finally talk about Kobe Bryant and his less than role modelishness?
Kudos to him!
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