When host Rachel Nichols gave him a chance to apologize for his past remarks, Rondo appeared contrite and offered his condolences to the Orlando community after a nightclub shooting left 49 people dead and 53 wounded Sunday morning, according to the New York Times' Lizette Alvarez, Richard Perez-Pena and Christine Hauser:
I definitely want to apologize again for my actions early on in the year. That’s not who I am, if you know me. I want to send my thoughts and prayers out to the LGBTQ community. I think the only thing that’s going to create a stop to all this madness is love. The only thing that can conquer hate is love. I think that’s what we need to do, is love one another, and my prayers and thoughts are out to the community in Orlando.
The NBA suspended Rondo for one game after he reportedly directed gay slurs toward referee Bill Kennedy during a Dec. 3 loss to the Boston Celtics in Mexico City. Eleven days later, Kennedy re ...
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