Magic Johnson Boycotting Manny Pacquiao Fights Over Anti-Gay Comments: I’m glad Nike ended his contract!

Magic Johnson, Manny Pacquiao

Magic Johnson has taken to Twitter, stating that he’s glad that Nike has pulled their contract from Manny Pacquiao. The retired NBA player, who has an openly gay son (E.J. Johnson), tweeted the following:

I applaud Nike for terminating Manny Pacquiao’s contract after his derogatory statements that gay people are worse than animals.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 18, 2016

Fans of all walks of life including gay fans supported May/Pac fight putting $100M in his pocket. I guess to him their money is still green.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 18, 2016

I won’t be watching another one of Manny Pacquiao’s fights.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 18, 2016

Manny Pacquiao

As previously reported, Pacquiao has come under fire for remarks that were made to a Filipino television station earlier this week. He stated:

Have you seen any animal having male-to-male or female-to-female relations? If you have male-to-male or female-to-female [relationships], then people are worse than animals.

Nike said in a statement,

We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent. Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community.

Pacquiao apologized on Twitter.

I’m sorry for hurting people by comparing homosexuals to animals. Please forgive me for those I’ve hurt. God Bless! pic.twitter.com/bqjRcWqp8R

— Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) February 16, 2016

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