Sacramento Kgs star Rajon Rondo swears he's no homophobe -- spe the fact he hurled gay slurs at a gay NBA ref -- sayg the whole thg was out of tratn... not out of gay hatred.
Contents:
- THE PROBLEM WH RAJON RONDO’S ANTI-GAY SLUR IS THAT HE'S NOT ALONE
- REFEREE BILL KENNEDY, FOLLOWG SLUR BY RAJON RONDO, ANNOUNC HE'S GAY
- RAJON RONDO -- APOLOGIZ FOR GAY SLURS ... I'M NO HOMOPHOBE
- NBA REFEREE REVEALS HE IS GAY AFTER SLUR
- RAJON RONDO REPEATEDLY SLURRED GAY NBA REF
- RAJON RONDO APOLOGIZ TO NBA REFEREE OVER ANTI-GAY SLURS
- RAJON RONDO SPEND ONE GAME FOR G A HOMOPHOBIC SLUR DIRECTED AT A GAY REFEREE
- RAJON RONDO ALLEGEDLY BERATED A GAY REFEREE, AND THE PUNISHMENT FEELS TOO SOFT
- RAJON RONDO, GAY-BASHG, AND THE BETIFUL RPONSE TO AN UGLY HATE CRIMERAJON RONDO, GAY-BASHG, AND THE BETIFUL RPONSE TO AN UGLY HATE CRIME
THE PROBLEM WH RAJON RONDO’S ANTI-GAY SLUR IS THAT HE'S NOT ALONE
The Problem Wh Rondo’s Anti-Gay Slur Is That He's Not Alone * rondo gay *
Kennedy has sce e out as gay, and the nature of Rondo's rogatory remark has been revealed as unambiguoly homophobic -- he reportedly lled Kennedy "a motherf**kg faggot" durg the game. And there is a sense that Rondo was among those the league that gused or knew that Kennedy was gay, and that his remark was purposefully hateful. The NBA, which has a reputatn as one of the most progrsive sports leagu, pecially when to gay rights, is still filled wh homophobic speech.
REFEREE BILL KENNEDY, FOLLOWG SLUR BY RAJON RONDO, ANNOUNC HE'S GAY
Sacramento Kgs guard directed slurs towards Bill Kennedy, who me out Monday as gay. Rondo was spend one game last Friday for the tira and not leavg the urt a timely manner. * rondo gay *
Rondo isn't the first high-profile player to face scty for employg anti-gay rhetoric eher durg gam or at prs nferenc. In 2011, both the LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant (directed at a referee) and Chigo Bulls' Joakim Noah (directed at a fan) ed homophobic slurs durg gam.
Roy Hibbert, then Indiana Pacers center, ed the term "no homo" a postgame terview. All three were issued has been all too easy for fenrs of the league to say the cints are isolated, that they do not reflect the overall feelg of a league that celebrated Jason Colls' cisn to bee the first openly gay athlete to pete any of the four major North Amerin sports.
Look at the larger sports environment, and shouldn't e as a surprise: Amatr and profsnal sports leagu ntue to be unwelg, whether advertently or not, to gay athlet and personnel. Acrdg to a May study tled "Out on the Fields, " 83 percent of Amerin gay youth and 63 percent of Amerin lbian youth surveyed were still “pletely or partially” the study also found that "73 percent of all those surveyed said youth sports is not a safe or welg place for the LGB muny. " This type of rhetoric appears to prent levels of sports om high school on to the when to whether someone is gay or not, ach Popovich said bt: "As far as anybody's sexual orientatn, 's nobody's bs.
RAJON RONDO -- APOLOGIZ FOR GAY SLURS ... I'M NO HOMOPHOBE
After Rajon Rondo directed a gay slur toward referee Bill Kennedy durg a Kgs game on Dec. 3, Kennedy announced publicly that he's "proud to be a gay man." * rondo gay *
" What should be everyone's bs is how the anti-gay slurs are still openly beg flung around sports leagu everywhere. ):Rajon Rondo has issued a send apology on Tuday on HuffPost:Relatedrajon rondobill kennedygay refereeanti-gay slurPopular the CommunyYou May Like. Sacramento Kgs guard directed slurs towards Bill Kennedy, who me out Monday as gay.
Longtime NBA referee Bill Kennedy me out as openly gay Sunday a statement to Yahoo Sports. Yahoo Sports reveals that Rondo's spensn was the rult of a tira that clud the Kgs guard's e of homophobic slurs toward Kennedy. Source: NBA referee Bill Kennedy reveals he is gay; Rajon Rondo ma alleged homosexual slur to him - Yahoo Sports.
NBA REFEREE REVEALS HE IS GAY AFTER SLUR
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Kobe Bryant was fed $100, 000 2011 for directg a homophobic slur at official Bennie Adams.
Kennedy revealed to Yahoo Sports that he is gay, makg him the send openly gay active NBA official after Vlet Palmer's announcement 2014.
He's also the third active openly gay official pro sports along wh MLB umpire Dale Stt.
RAJON RONDO REPEATEDLY SLURRED GAY NBA REF
Unr fire for an anti-gay slur, Sacramento Kgs’ Rajon Rondo tweeted that he did not mean to offend or disrpect anyone. CNN’s Coy Wire reports. * rondo gay *
"I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man, " Kennedy told Yahoo Sports on Sunday night. The NBA has ma ser efforts to embrace diversy efforts over the past few years, wh Adam Silver sayg 2014 the league "fell behd" on such issu spe Jason Colls g out as the first active openly gay player. Author of two booksVeteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy has announced he is gay.
"I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man, " Kennedy told Yahoo! As he was beg pulled away by teammat, Rondo lled Kennedy a gay slur, two sourc told ESPN. "Some of Kennedy's fellow officials were aware of his sexual orientatn, but not all, sourc told 2010, disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy outed Kennedy to some when he told a Boston rad statn that Kennedy was gay, and was known by some the league.
RAJON RONDO APOLOGIZ TO NBA REFEREE OVER ANTI-GAY SLURS
Rajon Rondo is tryg to exce his e of an anti-gay slur as jt "emotn." It's that same emotn so many sports fans and wrers allow to get the bt of them when lashg out at refere and officials. * rondo gay *
Referee Vlet Palmer announced she was gay the summer of 2014. Palmer me out to her fellow officials a longer than normal review that lasted a week, the NBA gave Rondo a one-game spensn whout pay Friday for "directg a rogatory and offensive term toward a game official and not leavg the urt a timely manner upon his ejectn" acrdg to league vice print Kiki 2011, Kobe Bryant was fed $100, 000 for makg an anti-gay slur to a game official. Apologiz for Gay Slurs...
I'm No Homophobe.
RAJON RONDO SPEND ONE GAME FOR G A HOMOPHOBIC SLUR DIRECTED AT A GAY REFEREE
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Sacramento Kgs star Rajon Rondo swears he's no homophobe -- spe the fact he hurled gay slurs at a gay NBA ref -- sayg the whole thg was out of tratn... Not out of gay hatred. Kennedy has sce e out as a gay man -- leadg to a closer spectn to Rondo's verbal attack.
But Rondo sists he's not anti-gay -- sayg, "My actns durg the game were out of tratn and emotn, perd!
RAJON RONDO ALLEGEDLY BERATED A GAY REFEREE, AND THE PUNISHMENT FEELS TOO SOFT
Rajon Rondo doubled down on his apologi to NBA referee Bill Kennedy on Tuday after directg a fury of anti-gay slurs at the ref. * rondo gay *
NBA referee reveals he is gay after slur. Unr fire for an anti-gay slur, Sacramento Kgs' Rajon Rondo tweeted that he did not mean to offend or disrpect anyone. Sacramento Kgs guard Rajon Rondo was spend for spewg anti-gay slurs at longtime NBA referee Bill Kennedy — who subsequently revealed he is gay a story published Monday on Yahoo Sports.
“I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man, ” Kennedy told Yahoo Sports.
RAJON RONDO, GAY-BASHG, AND THE BETIFUL RPONSE TO AN UGLY HATE CRIMERAJON RONDO, GAY-BASHG, AND THE BETIFUL RPONSE TO AN UGLY HATE CRIME
In 2011, Kobe Bryant was fed $100, 000 for makg an anti-gay ment to a referee, the same season the Bulls’ Joakim Noah was fed $50, 000 for directg an anti-gay slur at a fan. Kennedy is the send NBA referee to announce beg gay, followg Vlet Palmer 2014. " They've ed the opportuny to show how clive of gay people they are, and how ethilly upstandg they n be on social media.
Is any wonr that he might go to the predictable well of homophobia when selectg how to h Kennedy the harst? Frankly, I've never heard anti-gay or racial slurs om the stands, though that may be bee I tune out. They did wh Kobe Bryant's errant gay slur several years ago too.
Funny, I don't e racial or homophobic slurs the heat of the moment. "The heat of the moment" is not a reason, ratnalizatn or exce for gog on a mute-long homophobic tira agast an official.