Six-time NBA All-Star Amare Stoudemire has come under fire for saying that he would avoid a team-mate if he discovered the player is gay.
The distasteful comments came just two days after the big-man won Israel's prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. Award for his work with underprivileged children.
Stoudemire is playing for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Premier League, and was asked about a hypothetical gay teammate by Israeli website Walla Sport.
"I'm going to shower across the street, make sure my change of clothes are around the corner," Stoudemire said, with a grin. "And I'm going to drive; take a different route to the gym."
When asked whether he was joking, Stoudemire responded with: "I mean, there's always a truth within a joke."