NBA All-Star Weekend: NOLA Needs the NBA and the NBA Needs NOLA

Guess what? It’s NBA All-Star Weekend. It sure sneaked up on me – or did it snuck up (kidding).

Do you remember this time last year?

By late this afternoon this time last year we knew it was NBA ASW. Remember John Amaechi’s coming out gay book was pushed back to coincide with ASW (it was released on Valentine’s Day). Remember ESPN’s and the Miami Herald‘s Dan LeBatard had just one more question:

“Finally, last question, how do you feel about a gay teammate?”

To which Tim Hardaway, who was (is?) admittedly, openly homophobic replied: