On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:48:24 +0000 (UTC), VicXnews <ne...@news.com>
wrote:
>Apr 14, 2011
>NBA hasn't always dealt fines for anti-gay remarks
>By Tom Weir, USA TODAY
>
>http://usat.ly/fPvpzi
>
>The NBA hasn't always taken swift and decisive action against players who
>make anti-gay slurs, like the $100,000 fine that was dealt Kobe Bryant
>yesterday.
>
>During the 2009 playoffs Denver's Kenyon Martin spewed homophobic profanity
>at Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban that was more obscene than Bryant's
>outburst.
>
>And although Martin was fined $25,000 during that Western Conference
>semifinals series for a hard hit on Dirk Nowitzki, he wasn't disciplined
>for the outburst at Cuban.
>
>Here's the YouTube of Martin's tirade, but be forewarned that the language
>is XXX-rated.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jgxlPfSr-0&feature=youtu.be
>
>The other notable example of the NBA's reaction to such talk came in 2007,
>when Tim Hardaway's "I hate gay people" remark resulted in him being
>banished from All-Star Weekend activities in Las Vegas. But he wasn't
>fined.