John Amaechi is a former professional NBA basketball player, and in 2007, the great player became the first NBA player to publically come out as gay and is only the sixth professional athlete from the four major American sports to do so.
He currently works as a sport and current affairs expert for several networks. John Amaechi is also a psychologist, a best-selling author with his autobiography “Man in the Middle”, a social entrepreneur and a dedicated human rights activist involved in numerous projects.
In early 2008, John Amaechi was appointed Amnesty International’s Olympic Ambassador, reporting from Beijing, and he works closely with Amnesty on LGBT rights and is continuing to help ensure the world of sport follows a human rights ethos.