Mon Feb 20, 2023 – 9:44 am EST
(LifeSiteNews) – The NBA recently fined one of its players a whopping $40,000 for joking about his lack of sexual attraction for other men.
Brooklyn Nets’ star Cam Thomas had remarked during a February 9, on-court interview that his team had good-looking players, jokingly adding “no homo.” Thomas, 21, apologized that night but the league decided to impose the fine even after Thomas’s mea culpa.
On Twitter, Thomas posted: “I want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the post-game interview. I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn’t intend to offend anyone, but realize that I probably did. My apologies again. Much love.”
“No homo” is a phrase men sometimes jokingly use to play off compliments or other comments made about other men. The NBA, however, accused Thomas of “derogatory and disparaging language” in its press release announcing the fines on February 10.
Thomas’ comments came at the conclusion of his team’s game with the Chicago Bulls. TNT’s Jared Greenberg had asked Thomas about recently-traded Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie saying that he and another player “might not be the best
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