Rajon Rondo Apologizes for Gay Slur Directed at NBA Referee Bill Kennedy

December 15th, 2015 by Timothy Rapp Leave a reply »

A day after Rajon Rondo offered what many felt was a non-apology for his derogatory comments toward referee Bill Kennedy—who announced he is gay in a Monday report by Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski—the Sacramento Kings point guard clarified his remarks in a statement, per Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report:



After the NBA suspended him for one game, Rondo originally tweeted, "My actions during the game were out of frustration and emotion, period! They absolutely do not reflect my feelings toward the LGBT community. I did not mean to offend or disrespect anyone."

Rondo was ejected in a Dec. 3 contest against the Boston Celtics after Kennedy whistled him for two technical fouls. The point guard proceeded to stalk Kennedy on the court and unleashed a flurry of anti-gay slurs toward the referee.

Kennedy, 49, responded to Rondo's on-court tirade in a statement of his own.

“I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man," Kennedy told Wojnarowski. "I am following in the footsteps of others who have self-identified in the hopes that will send a ...

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