Former Ole Miss basketball player Marshall Henderson made the headlines again after he tweeted anti-gay comments about recently-drafted St. Louis Rams defensive end Michael Sam on Monday.During the 2014 NFL Draft, ESPN televised Sam kissing his boyfriend after getting selected by the Rams. Of course, ignorant comments were made with ESPN televising, so not many were surprised when Henderson tweeted the following:
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Of course, Henderson got a lot of backlash for his comments. He responded with this:
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Henderson then explained that all of these tweets were for a psychology project for his friend, who is gay.
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Whether it was for a project or not, Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork made sure Henderson's views didn't reflect on the Rebels.
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And, of course, the backlash on Henderson remained.
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Marshall Henderson is forever a clown.
