The Orange Roundie is with the gayness

Look, he just supports any and all people in their lifestyle choices, okay?

Anyone and everyone can become a Roundie Henchman – that’s the only statement being made here.

In other John Amaechi news, this is quickly becoming our favorite storyline of the season, basically because the volume of hilarity coming from players’ mouths is HUGE.

The two Seventy-Sixers are probably the best, but let’s not sell short T-Wolves guard Troy Hudson – you know him, the one who wear pigtails.

Would Amaechi have been accepted in the NBA had players, coaches and fans known he was gay during his career?

“Probably not,” Hudson said. “The majority of people in pro sports — I mean, in the world — don’t feel comfortable with that type of person around. Especially in a masculine sport where you’re always touching each other, you have to take showers together. But the way I see it, if you keep it to yourself, I don’t care what you are.”

Yes, as long as he doesn’t know about things that bother him, those things don’t bother him.

Okay, and seriously…we’re willing to admit we’ve never actually been in an NBA locker room during postgame, but just what is it that goes on in the showers? What’s all this “showering together”? Is being in the same room “showering together”? Are these rooms like 2-foot by 2-foot?

We get that there aren’t stalls and such, but man – are dudes like standing shoulder to shoulder or something?

As for Troy, we’re glad he feels comfortable speaking for the entire world. All we ask is that he expand upon his statements further. Every player should – please, just keep talking about this.

We can only imagine the panic attacks currently happening in the NBA’s pr department as All-Star Weekend approaches, and the entire world is watching NBA players answer the “How ’bout them gays?” question over and over and over.

(And yes, we linked the AOL NBA FanHouse – it was a sweet, merciful (4) when we opened it this morning.)