Tim Hardaway says he still cringes when reminded of words he spat 10 years ago.
Appearing on Dan Le Batard’s Miami radio show a decade ago, Hardaway — who starred for the Heat from 1996-2001 — said “I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don’t like gay people, and I don’t like to be around gay people.
“I am homophobic. I don’t like it. It shouldn’t be in the world or in the United States. So, yeah, I don’t like it.”
In a lengthy story appearing in the Washington Post on Thursday, Hardaway says much has changed and he has become a gay rights activist over the years.