Was christian laettner gay
Former Duke Blue Devils star Christian Laettner is one of the most polarizing college basketball players of all second. The dominant big human was beloved by the Cameron Crazies and universally hated by other fans. While his popularity soared during his time in the NCAA, he failed to live up to lofty expectations as an NBA player. But regardless of his NBA struggles, the Bad Boy of Duke Basketball remains famous, especially for his Rally heroics. So, what is the former Duke University legend up to these days? Where is Christian Laettner now
Christian Laettner College Career
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Christian Laettner grew up in Buffalo, New York, and put himself on the map as a star basketball player at Nichols School.
His play in high school earned him a spot on the star-studded Duke team under head coach Mike Krzyzewski and alongside Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley, and Brian Davis.
With the Blue Devils, Laettner earned a plethora of accolades, including winning both the Wooden and Naismith awards and earning All-American honors.
He was also a three-time All-ACC selectee and won two national cha
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30 for 30: "I Hate Christian Laettner"
Mike Corey said:
I really did not think this was the strongest ESPN documentary, but for the high school footage, and some other primary provider material...and Brian Davis.
The amount of (unnecessary) pop tradition, and many of the choices for interviewees--from journalists to essentially random people that loathe Laettner--was distracting and lacked insight.Click to expand...
I agree with this take with the qualifier that we are going to be a tough crowd because we know this material so well.
As far as stuff I had never seen before, i reflection the segment about how his older brother, Chris, helped forge him into a tough SOB was really interesting. I also liked the high school brawl footage. Seeing Mickie K receive choked up talking about him was also good.
However, one thing that the doc really got wrong was the idea that "the Duke hatred tsunami" - remember that DBR thread? - started before 1992. If anything, most of America was rooting for Duke in 1991, we were the perennial bridesmaid at that point. I don't ponder the like turned to abhor until after 1992. The repose of Grant Hill's career, Duke wa
For years now, people have danced around the issue.
Many, those who really knew Duke basketball, knew the answer.Others, including the critics, consideration it not only was possible, but likely.
Finally, asked point-blank Monday following a press conference, Christian Laettner told the truth.
``Are you gay?' asked the penner from Minneapolis.
``No,' said Duke's 6-foot-11 All-American.
End of story? Not quite, mostly because among modern-day collegiate heroes, Laettner is unique.
He is the obvious: tall, devilishly handsome. He is keeping a diary for Gentleman's Quarterly. If he didn't make it vast in the NBA, he could form millions as a model.
In the past year, when his image has grown to proportions that exceed even his basketball talent, Laettner has heard more than just the whispers.
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Finally, he said, it wasn't playfulness anymore. ``I don't think it's a big deal. When I first heard it, I couldn't believe it. I was amused for a while. It's annoying now, because it's been written about and spoken so much about.'
It was spoken about during the 1991 ACC tournament finals, when North Carolina's King Rice screamed several times,