Being gay has nothing to do with the three gold medals or the three MVPs or the four championships I've won. I'm still the same person. I'm Sheryl.

She and her partner former basketball player and Houston Comets assistant coach Alisa Scott whom Swoopes at the time said Sheryl Swoopes would like to someday marry together raised Swoopes's son Jordan. Swoopes flew out to mentor the San Francisco Rockdogs a gay basketball team and shared her experiences on basketball family faith and coming out helping to bring the team closer together. 4 in the 1993 tournament second place) best single-game championship scoring performance (47 points vs.

Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25 1971) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Tulsa Shock in 2011. 6 points 85% free throws 4. 3 assists 2.