Re: [情報] Rajon Rondo 禁賽一場
呃...那天把Rondo趕出去的裁判Bill Kennedy公開出櫃了...
成為第一個出櫃的男性裁判。
那天之所以把Rondo趕出去就是因為他講了歧視同性戀的話...
只能說可能是Rondo有看出來他的性向,然後戳到人家了...
http://is.gd/qIcvly
"I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man," Kennedy
told Yahoo Sports on Sunday night. "I am following in the footsteps of others
who have self-identified in the hopes that will send a message to young men
and women in sports that you must allow no one to make you feel ashamed of
who you are."
Kennedy declined further comment on his announcement.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered a statement of support for Kennedy.
"I wholeheartedly support Bill's decision to live his life proudly and
openly," Silver told Yahoo Sports in a statement. "Throughout his 18-year
career with the league, Bill has excelled as a referee because of his
passion, dedication and courage. Those qualities will continue to serve him
well both as a game official and as a positive influence for others. While
our league has made great progress, our work continues to ensure that
everyone is treated with respect and dignity."
Kennedy's announcement comes in the wake of the NBA's suspension of
Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo, who game officials, including Kennedy,
heard unleash a disturbing torrent of anti-gay slurs following his ejection
from a game on Dec. 3 in Mexico City.
After Kennedy, 49, ejected Rondo with consecutive technical fouls in a Kings
loss to the Boston Celtics, Rondo defied league protocol to immediately leave
the court and began stalking Kennedy, who had retreated to a far sideline of
the floor.
In the game officials’ report used as part of the NBA's investigation –
which includes details provided to Yahoo Sports from National Basketball
Referee's Association general counsel Lee Seham – Kennedy and fellow referee
Ben Taylor described Rondo's post-ejection diatribe as including the
statements: "You're a mother------- faggot. … You're a f------ faggot,
Billy."
Seham reported that a third official, Bennie Adams, outside of hearing
distance, "affirmed that Rondo aggressively pursued referee Bill Kennedy and
had to be restrained by teammates and escorted off the floor by Sacramento
team security."
The three officials – Kennedy, Taylor and Adams – confirmed those reports
in taped interviews conducted by NBA security on Dec. 4, Seham said.
Seham told Yahoo Sports: "The NBA referees stand by Bill Kennedy for the job
he does and who he is. We stand against bigotry in all its forms."
In suspending Rondo on Friday, the NBA issued a statement saying that he had
been punished for "directing a derogatory and offensive term towards a game
official and not leaving the court in a timely manner."
Under typical NBA procedure in these cases, the league had two independent
experts review the tapes of the confrontation, and they confirmed the
referees' accounts on Rondo's language. This was part of the reason why the
league took more than a week to make a ruling on Rondo's punishment.
Rondo denied to league officials he made the comments. When reached on
Monday, a Rondo spokesperson declined comment.
Rondo is the third NBA player to be punished for the use of anti-gay slurs,
but the first to be suspended. Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was fined
$50,000 during the 2011 playoffs for making a slur toward a heckling fan, and
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for using an anti-gay
slur toward a referee earlier that same season. Both players apologized for
the comments.
Rondo – who is making $9.5 million this season – is suspended for
Sacramento's game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. He will lose
$86,300 in game salary for the suspension.
Kennedy is the second NBA referee to make a public announcement about being
gay. Referee Violet Palmer revealed she is gay upon getting married to her
longtime partner, Tanya Stine, in 2014
Across 18 NBA seasons, Kennedy has officiated 1,056 regular-season and 68
playoff games, including five NBA Finals games. For FIBA, he officiated in
the 2010 world championships and the 2012 Olympics. He remains the only
referee to work the NBA All-Star Game, NBA Finals and bronze-medal Olympic
game in the same calendar year.
Rondo已經在推特說明
https://twitter.com/RajonRondo/status/676522937336381440
My actions during the game were out of frustration and emotion, period!
https://twitter.com/RajonRondo/status/676522970731446276
They absolutely do not reflect my feelings toward the LGBT community. I did
not mean to offend or disrespect anyone.
還是好好道個歉吧,解釋沒啥用的。
球隊本身也可能對Rondo做出禁賽處分,待消息。
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