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Trailblazing out NBA executive Rick Welts will retire at the end of this season
Welts has been the President & CEO of the Golden States Warriors for 10 years, one of the NBA’s most successful teams in that span.
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Pro basketball player Sebastian Vega comes out as gay & his team accepted him
Some teammates even apologized for past use of anti-gay slurs.
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Riley Knoxx becomes first trans person to headline as halftime performer during NBA game
This Black trans woman made history at Friday’s Wizards game by doing something we all wish we could – channel Beyoncé.
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These two WNBA players got married in a quiet, beautiful ceremony
Congrats to the happy couple!
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A former basketball star says she was denied a job because she ‘chose’ to be straight
She identified as lesbian throughout most of her playing career, but now identifies as heterosexual, and believes she is being punished because of it.
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NBA says N.C. law change makes Charlotte eligible to host 2019 All-Star Game
Charlotte was scheduled to host the game this year, but the NBA relocated it because of the law also commonly referred to as the “bathroom bill.”
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NCAA will decide next week whether to bring bball back to North Carolina
The North Carolina Sports Association estimated the state risked more than $250 million in economic impact if event bids submitted to the NCAA are declined.
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Duke and UNC tip off March Madness in South Carolina thanks to HB2
The NCAA Tournament, a spring fixture in basketball-crazed North Carolina, is tipping off in South Carolina on Friday due to North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ law.
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Candice Wiggins says 98 percent of WNBA is gay, bullied her for being straight
“So many people think you have to look like a man, play like a man to get respect. I was the opposite. I was proud to a be a woman, and it didn’t fit well in that culture.”
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Silver: NBA will keep eye on ‘bathroom bills’ across the nation
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver warned that any less-than-inclusive policies will help the league decide where to hold All-Star Games going forward.