Gay basketball players

She had a breakout season last year and I expect her to continue being just as delightful to watch this year. Off the court, she has a wife and kids that are incredibly cute. In terms of queer things to know, Chelsea Gray and her wife Tipsea Moorer are absolutely adorable together.

She joins her girlfriend Isabelle Harrison on the court for a super team that just got a bit more super. Cheryl Reeves, the coach, is one of the winningest coaches in the world and has been able to get her teams to the WNBA championships in a way nobody else has.

No matter how masculine presenting someone is, I will not be speculating! For my purposes, “Out” means confirmed by the player either in an interview or on their social media. Natisha Hiedeman is a talented back-up point guard. For those of you who are new, every year I break down the list of athletes who are openly queer in the league.

If you like great basketball, Brooklyn is the place to see it. That leaves Kahleah Copper as the remaining star. The Fever pulled together a few big moves in the offseason in order to get themselves in playoff contention, including the signing of all three players on this list.

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The drama! The Dream team is going to be great this year in my opinion—not necessarily when it comes to winning, but when it comes to having rootable players. 15 basketball players you didn’t know were gay Originally published by Ian S in March and Updated by Ian S in May Lately, the LGBTQ community is widely present in sports all over the world, with the majority of athletes coming out in the open to declare their orientation, unlike in the old days.

When John Amaechi came out publicly inhe was ahead of his time, sharing that he is gay and a former pro basketball player.

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Hopefully Steph White can continue what she did in Connecticut and whip them into shape. Here’s a complete list of all out gay players in the league, broken down by team. Thomas is a triple-double machine who will somehow out-rebound you despite having two torn labrums.

Sami Whitcomb rounds out this team at point guard. This Lynx team is also putting together what they think could be a championship winning team. Six gay pro basketball players who have been out while playing. On the downside, Natasha Howard is a bit past her prime and Sydney Colson is far from an ideal backup point guard.

Kayla McBride is a great shooter and overall athlete. Te-Hina PaoPao, Rhyne Howard, and Allisha Gray are all great athletes who could really make something happen for themselves on this team. After Diana Taurasi announced her retirement, Natasha Cloud and Brittney Griner left Arizona and the beautiful new practice facility and headed for greener pastures.

Led by Unrivaled founder Napheesa Collier, they could be really good! It could definitely be a really good year for them. As a queer person who has played basketball my entire life, the off-court drama is always equally as exciting as the on-court display of skills.

She made her Olympic debut last year at 32 years old and is just overall someone very worth rooting for.