Homosexuality in professional sports is a major topic right now with Jason Collins on the Brooklyn Nets and Michael Sam drafted by the St. Louis Rams.  While they’ve received a lot of support, not everyone is okay with that lifestyle and former Warriors coach back to ESPN analyst Mark Jackson is reportedly one of the latter.

During a shoot-around on a road trip before Collins signed, reporters asked then-Golden State Warriors Head Coach Mark Jackson his opinion of several big men as possible additions.  After someone joked about the signing of former Warriors assistant coach Brian Scalabrine to a 10-day contract, Collins’ name was brought up.

Jackson, according to a source close to the team, responded:

“Not in my locker room.”

In addition to his work with basketball, Jackson is also a pastor and holds strong to his Christian beliefs against homosexuality.

“I will say this. We live in a country that allows you to be whoever you want to be. As a Christian man, I serve a God that gives you free will to be who you want to be. As a Christian man, I have beliefs of what’s right and what’s wrong. That being said, I know Jason Collins, I know his family, and am certainly praying for them at this time.”

h/t SFBay

– Shaina Auxilly (@Shay_Marie)