Episode 15 features Derrick Gordon, the first D1 men's basketball player to come out as gay, and the first to ever make the NCAA Tournament with 3 different teams. On this show we talk about that and more:
9:30: His family, especially his twin
17:30: Playing against Kyrie Irving, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in high school
26:20: Locker room experiences in basketball
30:15: Derrick does what we all wish we could have done
46:00: The ups and down of his coming out
49:33: Why did his teammates tease him as they did?
55:20: Relationship with basketball
59:00: Coming out as he did
1:09:50: How did it feel after he came out?
1:19:55: Does Derrick think his sexuality prevented him from getting a NBA chance?
1:28:00: How would he help a professional basketball player in their coming out process?
Enjoy the show!
Intro and outro music is "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere, from his album "Music for Podcasts 5": freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rose…For_Podcasts_5
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