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saying "no homo" during his post-game press conference. He should have just said "both teams played hard".

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...t-indiana-pacers-apologizes-postgame-gay-slur

The NBA has fined Roy Hibbert $75,000 after the Indiana Pacers center used a gay slur in one answer and a profanity in another during his news conference Saturday following Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Hibbert ended a response to a question about his defense on Miami Heat star LeBron James with "no homo."

The NBA responded less than 24 hours later, announcing Sunday in a release that Hibbert was fined for "using inappropriate and vulgar language." The fine was handed down after Hibbert issued an apology Sunday morning, saying in a statement that he sincerely has "deep regret over my choice of words last night."

"I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the postgame press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night," Hibbert said in the statement released by the Pacers. "They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views. I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television. I apologize to those who I have offended, to our fans and to the Pacers' organization."

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And for calling the reporters there motherfuckers.
 
Surprised they didn't suspend him to ensure their precious Heat make the finals
 
I thought his answer was pretty spot on, funny as hell too.
 
Talk about an overreaction from the media/NBA....

The line was obviously not meant to be offensive. In fact, I don't think it was even technically a "slur".

He said "get into the paint because he stretched me out so much, no homo..." How is that bigoted towards gay people?
 
Natebishop3 said:
Talk about an overreaction from the media/NBA....

The line was obviously not meant to be offensive. In fact, I don't think it was even technically a "slur".

He said "get into the paint because he stretched me out so much, no homo..." How is that bigoted towards gay people?
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I took it that he was implying that homosexuals get stretched out... in one place or another, probably the asshole.
 
XXPrimusXX said:
I took it that he was implying that homosexuals get stretched out... in one place or another, probably the asshole.
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Is that really bigoted? It's in poor taste, but how is that homophobic?
 
he really took a large jewish penis up his booty hole from the league offices.

no homo.
 
wait, "no homo" was the "homophobic slur" that everyone's been headlining? I guess I just assumed it was a K*be-level "Mucking Maggot" or something, which isn't cool and should be reprimanded.

"No homo"? Really?
 
For the pussy ass crackaz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_homo

The phrases no homo and pause are slang terms. They parenthetically assert that the speaker of such does not have any homosexual intent and are usually used after an utterance that may have given that impression.[1]
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In 9 months, Stern is gone. Silver appears gay, but who knows. I think a small fine, like $10K, would have been appropriate.
 
Wow, 75K is pretty excessive...

How come he didn't get fined for his comments here, at 0:55?

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Here is a take from the gay blog AmericaBlog - which makes good points. To whom was he "apologizing"?
 
crandc said:
Here is a take from the gay blog AmericaBlog - which makes good points. To whom was he "apologizing"?
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This is not a good enough apology? (He apologizes to those who he has offended)


I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the postgame press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night… They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views. I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television. I apologize to those who I have offended, to our fans and to the Pacers’ organization.

Starting to fall on the "both teams played hard" camp.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
Much Ado About Nothing.
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We are a pretty sensitive society in general, but a gay man I know asked me this question this morning when I asked how big of a deal this really was.

he said "Imagine your son went to a school with mostly brown haired kids, and was picked on and ridiculed every day simply because he was born with blonde hair, or something he had no choice in.....How would that make me and my son feel?"
 
Mediocre Man said:
We are a pretty sensitive society in general, but a gay man I know asked me this question this morning when I asked how big of a deal this really was.

he said "Imagine your son went to a school with mostly brown haired kids, and was picked on and ridiculed every day simply because he was born with blonde hair, or something he had no choice in.....How would that make me and my son feel?"
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And then people would describe something like a meal and say...It's a little light on top. No towhead.
 
If he said "yo hetero" would he still have been fined?

I was surprised by this as I understood "no homo" to be short hand for "not in a homosexual way" and usually used after close contact with someone of the same sex. Is homosexual a forbidden word now? Or just the homo part? If Griner said "no hetero" would she be fined?

The rules keep changing and someone needs to put out a PC manual so we can keep up with the changes.

I totally get the fines for "F*ggot" and similar words. They have no place at all. I just get concerned with the list starts expending into definitional words.
 
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Reep said:
The rules keep changing and someone needs to put out a PC manual so we can keep up with the changes.
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The problem with PC manuals is that they go obsolete so quickly. It's like Moore's law--the number of words we can't say doubles every two years.
 
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