It would have to be my team, the Brooklyn Nets, to sign this scrub player. Poor Michael Sam must be disappointed he won’t be the first anything.
The Nets officially signed Jason Collins to the historic deal on Sunday afternoon, fitted him in a No. 98 Brooklyn uniform for Sunday night's game against the Lakers, and thus gave him the opportunity to become the first openly gay athlete in America's four main professional sports leagues."The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision," GM Billy King said in a statement, clearly trying to address criticisms that the signing was a marketing ploy. "We needed to increase our depth inside, and with his experience and size, we felt he was the right choice for a 10-day contract."More here
Basketball decision my left foot. This is a publicity stunt because it's Brooklyn and it ties into Jackie Robinson breaking in with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
