An NBA team reached out to me last season wondering if I'd participate in a panel discussion addressing homophobia in sports. The audience would be the team's staff. I thought: "Wow. Are we still doing this?"
I've been on panels of this nature for nearly 20 years. I've spoken to NBA players, MLB staff, NFL owners and NHL fans. I consider it one of the perks of having the audacity to say LeBron is the king and Beyonce is my queen without changing audiences.
"I will do it if a player participates," I wrote in response. "I've done plenty of these panel discussions hosted by sports franchises without player buy-in."
