John Amaechi thought Andrei Kirilenko was aware and accepting of his lifestyle and that Kirilenko invited Amaechi and a partner, if he had one, to a 2002 Christmas party but that Amaechi declined because he was having his own party.
Amaechi said he sent Kirilenko a $500 bottle of champagne in thanks for a gesture “that meant the world to me, especially in the middle of a dreadful season in a strange desert state that in the end provided some of the best days of my life.
“It also showed that in my own paranoia and overwhelming desire for privacy, I’d failed to give some of my teammates the benefit of the doubt,” Sheridan quoted Amaechi as writing.
[…] greatest quote on being the wife of a professional athlete ever. He told John Amaechi that Amaechi could bring his boyfriend to Kirilenko’s Christmas party if he wanted to. He may well have chosen his number so that he could have his nickname be […]