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post Jan 27 2007, 01:41 AM
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A former NBA star will *allegedly* be coming out soon. On February 20, 2007, Hyperion Books will release a book titled, “Man in the Middle: My Life In and Out of Bounds.” The author is currently listed as “Anonymous.”

Here’s a brief summary:

An inspiring memoir by a former NBA star who is gay.

"Man in the Middle" chronicles one man’s extraordinary journey from an awkward, overweight child to a jet-setting NBA star. Along the way, he encountered endless obstacles to achieving his hoop dreams—his father’s abandonment, being cut from his first college team, a life-threatening injury, abusive coaches, the death of his mother—all the while protecting a vital secret that could end his career. He was gay.

AUTHOR BIO: Author to be revealed February 20, 2007

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MammaB   John Amaechi   Jan 27 2007, 01:41 AM
theodoresdaddy   interesting-wonder if the name will be known to a ...   Jan 27 2007, 01:49 AM
WChip   Bill Cartwright is the only ex-center that comes t...   Jan 27 2007, 08:12 AM
PCC   Bill Cartwright is the only ex-center that comes ...   Jan 27 2007, 10:36 AM
Maddog   Could it be Elgin Baylor? HIs middle name is Gay....   Jan 27 2007, 12:29 PM
just eddie   Could it be Elgin Baylor? HIs middle name is Gay...   Jan 27 2007, 01:46 PM
fenwayguy   Thoughts?Umm, yeah. Is Hyperion Books paying for ...   Jan 27 2007, 01:54 PM
MammaB   Umm, yeah. Is Hyperion Books paying for this adv...   Jan 27 2007, 02:51 PM
fenwayguy   Good answer. ;) Randy Boyd already put together h...   Jan 27 2007, 03:31 PM
Joe in Philly   Here's the link to "New and Forthcoming B...   Jan 27 2007, 04:16 PM
MammaB   Are there other cases like this, where someone wr...   Jan 27 2007, 06:47 PM
Falconpride   I'm hoping it's Christian Laettner....damn...   Jan 28 2007, 10:24 AM
PCC   If I had to wager, it's someone who's fair...   Jan 28 2007, 10:49 AM
sportinlife   Kevin Johnson. One Ballin’ fan claims KJ is fascin...   Jan 28 2007, 02:09 PM
DownLowNY   As I see it, among recent players, the most likely...   Jan 28 2007, 06:06 PM
MammaB   As I see it, among recent players, the most likel...   Jan 28 2007, 07:44 PM
DownLowNY   I'm guessing John Amaechi too. He played for...   Jan 28 2007, 09:34 PM
Penn State   I'm guessing John Amaechi too. He played fo...   Feb 3 2007, 10:06 AM
SoFlaSpartan   Maybe I'm missing something, but I see NO ment...   Jan 28 2007, 08:05 PM
PCC   http://www.meech.org/video.htm   Jan 28 2007, 08:06 PM
billybob   Maybe I'm missing something, but I see NO men...   Jan 28 2007, 09:17 PM
Maddog   Since I'm not a big basketball fan (got cut th...   Jan 28 2007, 11:13 PM
Joe in Philly   If this is John Amaechi, good for him if he's ...   Jan 29 2007, 12:54 AM
just eddie   I didn't know John is British.Either way he se...   Jan 29 2007, 06:21 AM
fantomas   A former coworker of mine knew Amaechi in college,...   Feb 4 2007, 08:36 PM
Illini_fan   Deadspin has picked this up and is speculating tha...   Feb 6 2007, 05:24 PM
Jim at Outsports   We have a story confirming everything. We had know...   Feb 6 2007, 07:39 PM
Joe in Philly   I find this fascinating... He wanted a reporter...   Feb 6 2007, 07:50 PM
Illini_fan   I find this fascinating... He wanted a reporter t...   Feb 7 2007, 12:54 AM
CPT_Doom   I find this fascinating... He wanted a reporter t...   Feb 7 2007, 02:00 PM
buccoman   It's also another confirmation of the bizarre...   Feb 7 2007, 05:33 PM
Illini_fan   This is going to happen, maybe already is to some...   Feb 7 2007, 05:57 PM
NFLJockGuy   It's also another confirmation of the bizarre...   Feb 7 2007, 08:10 PM
Joe in Philly   As a member of the dreaded "MSM", I...   Feb 7 2007, 09:35 PM
Enigma   I'm guessing John Amaechi too. He played for...   Feb 6 2007, 08:08 PM
just eddie   What does his mother passing away, being overweig...   Feb 6 2007, 08:38 PM
amazin12   John Amaechi is a great humanitarian. This is such...   Feb 6 2007, 08:45 PM
blueraider   Wonder if Amechi had any kind of rapport whatsoeve...   Feb 6 2007, 08:38 PM
Purdue Fan   Wonder if Amechi had any kind of rapport whatsoev...   Feb 7 2007, 02:55 AM
jay original   Awesome! I keep hearing Etta James' ...   Feb 6 2007, 11:31 PM
YellaDawg   I know that there will be those who criticize Jo...   Feb 7 2007, 03:05 PM
Philliproy   I am very proud that John Amaechi would care so mu...   Feb 6 2007, 11:58 PM
serpentine   Does anyone else find it very interesting that Mr....   Feb 7 2007, 01:58 AM
jockgroove   So, Mr. Amaechi had been seen numerous times in We...   Feb 7 2007, 02:03 AM
Maddog   So, Mr. Amaechi had been seen numerous times in W...   Feb 7 2007, 11:52 AM
canmark   Outsports... great work in breaking this story...   Feb 7 2007, 07:08 AM
Enigma   Sure he's no big star and sure he's no lon...   Feb 7 2007, 11:18 AM
fantomas   More power to John Amaechi, and it's great he ...   Feb 7 2007, 12:24 PM
TheOtherFSU   I'm not the biggest NBA fan but I love college...   Feb 7 2007, 12:55 PM
DCBucky   I'm not the biggest NBA fan but I love colleg...   Feb 7 2007, 01:06 PM
buccoman   Sorry, but when talking hoops -- "Penn State...   Feb 7 2007, 05:50 PM
serpentine   Why are we even debating if he's a "big e...   Feb 7 2007, 01:03 PM
TheOtherFSU   Glad I'm not the only one who said, "Who?...   Feb 7 2007, 01:36 PM
LarryC   Well, if you don't follow the NBA, you never w...   Feb 7 2007, 01:45 PM
mdterp01   Oh yes...he could definitely get it. Bravo to him...   Feb 7 2007, 04:34 PM
just eddie   Hmmmm.I wonder if he and I are compatible. :)   Feb 7 2007, 05:56 PM
Jim at Outsports   When was the last time you saw a story about Lebro...   Feb 7 2007, 08:13 PM
NFLJockGuy   When was the last time you saw a story about Lebr...   Feb 7 2007, 08:45 PM
DownLowNY   I wonder how frank and revealing this autobiograph...   Feb 7 2007, 09:12 PM
Illini_fan   I wonder how frank and revealing this autobiograp...   Feb 7 2007, 10:07 PM
fenwayguy   many in the NBA are... anxiously waiting to see w...   Feb 8 2007, 10:56 PM
Joe in Philly   LZ Granderson on ESPN.com: Man up! (I love tha...   Feb 7 2007, 10:13 PM
LarryC   LZ Granderson on ESPN.com: Man up! (I love th...   Feb 9 2007, 12:21 AM
fantomas   Okay, it's easy to suggest that folks "ma...   Feb 7 2007, 10:20 PM
mdterp01   Here are some of the comments by some of those in ...   Feb 8 2007, 12:02 AM
ESPNBill   Now the criticisms. Lebron James' part says ...   Feb 8 2007, 10:48 AM
jay original   My first reaction to what Lebron said was that we ...   Feb 8 2007, 01:27 AM
just eddie   I think some folks forget,maybe on purpose,that th...   Feb 8 2007, 06:02 AM
canmark   Excerpt from Salt Lake Tribune: Edit: props to ...   Feb 8 2007, 06:23 AM
sportinlife   Of all the responses so far I best like former Pen...   Feb 8 2007, 07:03 AM
HouRoxStroGuy   congrats, amaechi for being the first nba player a...   Feb 8 2007, 10:04 AM
UMRebel/Bucfan   The quote from Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentin...   Feb 8 2007, 12:30 PM
jay original   i just watched him on espn dot com and the accent ...   Feb 8 2007, 12:34 PM
amazin12   I am sick and tired of this theory in the media th...   Feb 9 2007, 04:26 AM
buccoman   I didn't catch Mike and Mike, but Dan Patrick ...   Feb 9 2007, 11:07 AM
DCBucky   Yep -- Here's Wilbon's terrific column fro...   Feb 9 2007, 11:15 AM
UMRebel/Bucfan   I found an article in the Baltimore Sun, written b...   Feb 8 2007, 12:47 PM
fantomas   Okay, so now that John Amaechi's broken the ic...   Feb 8 2007, 02:16 PM
Jim at Outsports   John now has a Clubhouse profile.   Feb 8 2007, 07:03 PM
Maddog   So does that mean he's single? :unsure: Welc...   Feb 8 2007, 07:07 PM
just eddie   John now has a Clubhouse profile. How cool...   Feb 8 2007, 08:00 PM
bridgeportjake   Tennis! Meech plays tennis!! Awesome...   Feb 8 2007, 07:23 PM
blueraider   Sorry to be a bit silly about Meech's profile,...   Feb 8 2007, 07:40 PM
Illini_fan   Sorry to be a bit silly about Meech's profile...   Feb 8 2007, 07:54 PM
The B Man   Watching TNT and they just talked about Meech...   Feb 8 2007, 08:10 PM
Maddog   Watching TNT and they just talked about Meech...   Feb 8 2007, 08:37 PM
just eddie   I don't know if this is what he meant but to ...   Feb 8 2007, 08:57 PM
Joe in Philly   I didn't catch Mike and Mike, but Dan Patrick...   Feb 9 2007, 03:43 PM
The B Man   I suppose I'm irritated because they've ha...   Feb 8 2007, 08:22 PM
canmark   I think there are plenty of players and former pla...   Feb 8 2007, 09:20 PM
Jim at Outsports   Good column by AP's lead sports columnist. I a...   Feb 8 2007, 09:46 PM
Doug loves the Utes   Great reporting, Cyd and Jim. But I have to beef w...   Feb 8 2007, 10:01 PM
shawnq   Great reporting, Cyd and Jim. But I have to beef ...   Feb 9 2007, 12:13 PM
George Twins fan   Barkley was on PTI earlier today and he didn't...   Feb 8 2007, 10:06 PM
Jim at Outsports   But when you say "Salt Lake City, controlled ...   Feb 8 2007, 10:43 PM
The B Man   Wow, sounds like Barkley knows how to play to his ...   Feb 8 2007, 11:03 PM
kiperoni   I was watching 1st and 10 on ESPN.COM and the mode...   Feb 8 2007, 11:44 PM
Jim at Outsports   More comments we have compiled:   Feb 9 2007, 01:10 AM
Jim at Outsports   Changed to: "... Salt Lake City, with its str...   Feb 9 2007, 02:37 PM
Maddog   I think if LZ needs a reason to get excited about ...   Feb 9 2007, 02:59 PM
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