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Amar’e Stoudemire announces to world that gay people make him uncomfortable

Whether it’s a beloved Arizona sportswriter or a homosexual teammate in the locker room, former Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire has the same message. Cash me outside.

Wednesday morning Sports Illustrated published a story detailing Stoudemire’s comments to Israeli website Walla Sport when asked about having a gay teammate.

Amar'e Stoudemire gave an interview in which he said he would go to great lengths to avoid a gay teammate https://t.co/Han4JdEYIN pic.twitter.com/Khn1GlbQ7u

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 1, 2017

"I'm going to shower across the street, make sure my change of clothes are around the corner," Stoudemire said.