Alison Rosen

Now, the big story I was referring to just a moment ago is that Jason Collins, longtime NBA center who's played with six teams, has announced he's gay.

At long last, someone who is an active player with an asterisk because he's a free agent and he's 34.

And we'll see if someone signs him.

But I imagine they will because he's a seven foot tall guy who can play a little bit.

All right.

But so Jason Collins, and for the most part, people are coming out effusive in praise for him.

A few outliers, like Mike Wallace, the new wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, later the Pittsburgh Steelers, made a joke on Twitter saying something like, uh,

I don't understand with so many beautiful women in the world why you'd want to go for dudes.

And he's gotten a lot of heat.

You know, listen.

Was it a joke?

It's clearly a joke.

But it is interesting that these guys aren't so thoroughly coached up by the leagues and their teams.

Do not go on record making homophobic or I'm a Christian, so therefore it's inappropriate.

I think it's outrageous.

Ace, how say you?

Will we now see a flood or at least several more names, as the speculation is that many more guys will now feel it's a safe place to come out?

But then I think there will be diminishing returns.

In each sport, there will be, but it does have diminishing returns.

That's right.