It doesn’t appear as though NBA players feel safe speaking openly about their Christian beliefs, at least as it pertains to homosexuality.
Hours after Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey, a devout Christian, was waived by his team for criticizing NBA teams for celebrating Pride Nights, Mavericks forward Daniel Gafford was asked about the faith message on his shirt during a press conference.
The message read, “Faith isn’t for the weak.”
At first, Gafford seemed taken aback and open to discussing his faith. But then he cited Ivey’s ouster in Chicago as a reason he didn’t want to “go deep into that.”
Gafford began, “I didn’t even really see what it had said until you said something about it. But, I mean, faith isn’t for the weak because God gives his tests to his strongest soldiers. Most definitely, and I really can’t go deep into that, with the stuff that’s
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