ESPN Basketball Analyst Calls Homosexuality A 'Sin'

Hours after former Net center Jason Collins became the first professional athlete to reveal he is gay, South Orange resident and ESPN NBA analyst Chris Broussard responded by condemning homosexuality.

Broussard, who also praised Collins, said coaches might have trouble with a gay man on the team.

"The use of the locker room is an issue," says Broussard. "He could become alienated in the locker room," he added, saying "Fellow players' sexuality might be questioned."

Collins, a former center for the New Jersey Nets and currently on the Boston Celtics roster, announced he is gay in a Sports Illustrated column, becoming the first professional athlete to do so. 

"Openly living that type of lifestyle," said Broussard, speaking live on ESPN. "The Bible says...that's a sin." He compared homosexuality to "adultery, fornication, walking in open rebellion to Jesus Christ, to God."