NBA Referee Comes Out As Gay Following Slur

Posted by | December 15, 2015 06:59 | Filed under: Politics

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Bill Kennedy revealed his gay after being slurred by Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo.

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“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.”

…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.”


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8 responses to NBA Referee Comes Out As Gay Following Slur

  1. tracey marie December 15th, 2015 at 07:04

    stupidity will cost him money, time off the court and hopefully he will learn to be less of a bigoted ass.

    • rg9rts December 15th, 2015 at 07:53

      It won’t

      • Budda December 15th, 2015 at 08:26

        It should

        • Boltorama December 15th, 2015 at 13:48

          Sports are all about money. What he said was stupid but he’s one of the top Guards in the league.

          • Budda December 15th, 2015 at 16:20

            Yes, it is all about $$$. Perhaps a more fitting “punishment”would be to have officials call a much “tighter” game on him and or his team…..just saying.

  2. Larry Schmitt December 15th, 2015 at 07:35

    Oh no, they’ll have to go back and change all of the calls he’s made since he’s been gay.

  3. rg9rts December 15th, 2015 at 07:52

    So last millennium

  4. Boltorama December 15th, 2015 at 13:44

    I hated Rondo when he was on the Celtics and now I hate him even more.

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