John Amaechi

The Max Whittle Podcast

This week on the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, John Amaechi - the first former NBA player to come out as gay in 2007 - joins the show. In a candid conversation about his life on and off the court, race and sexual issues in sport and what it was like to be in the NBA when people knew he was gay, John gives an honest opinion about why he thought former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan hated him, why a lot of straight men believe gay men fancy them and why he decided to start living more openly gay whilst with the Jazz. John also discusses why he thinks Phil Jackson described LeBron James' business associates as a 'posse', the recent news cases of children being abused by coaches, his view that basketball in the UK is very poor, the NBA's stance on Donald Trump being elected President of the United States and why he turned down 17 million dollars to join the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000. The US Sports Podcast is sponsored by our partners at RedzoneSports.com – the bespoke British bookmaker for American Sports. As well as the best odds on US sports, money can’t buy prize promotions and their very own cheerleading squad, you can get an exclusive £60 deposit match bonus as a new customer by using deposit code USSP on your first deposit. Redzone is for over 18s only. Betting should be fun so please gamble responsibly.