Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at 2:17 pm  |  234 responses

Video: Kobe Uses Gay Slur Toward Ref (UPDATES)

Funky fanbelt. Funny fat boys. We’ll let you decide what Kobe actually said to referee Bennie Adams (around the 0:36 mark) after getting his 15th T of the season in last night’s game against the Spurs. Warning: vulgar language.

UPDATE: Kobe issued an apology this afternoon: “What I said last night should not be taken literally. My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.”

UPDATE: The NBA fined Kobe $100,000 for making an anti-gay slur. Commissioner David Stern issued the following statement: “Kobe Bryant’s comment during last night’s game was offensive and inexcusable. While I’m fully aware that basketball is an emotional game, such a distasteful term should never be tolerated. Accordingly, I have fined Kobe $100,000. Kobe and everyone associated with the NBA know that insensitive or derogatory comments are not acceptable and have no place in our game or society.”

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  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Teddy
    The bible is about context. Pulling scriptures from the old testament is and business when talking about the book as a whole.
    But I understand your frustration at certain comments particularly since these bible thumpers who have appeared appparently are steeped in hypocrisy.

    But I am a christian. A traditional christian and I hate when non believers twist the bible to combat bigotry from so called christians.
    People who say hateful things about a sin that is no worse than any other sin. They are not important. If you disagree with the book disagree but get stuff right.

  • http://www.facebook.com 9steele9

    well, now we know why adam morrison got no playing time…

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    ^ Valid point, Allen. Like I said, I don’t mean to disrespect Christians or the Bible, but like you I h@te it when people twist the bible to justify bigotry. That’s all.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    A bad business, sorry.

  • http://Philosophervision@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    There are many people in the world who are self proclaimed “believers” who frequently stray from the literal message of the Word, consciously and subconsciously.
    Self righteousness.
    Would anyone agree?

  • http://www.kb24.com The Seed

    Philosopher:
    I do not care about these group of people, unless they are trying to get healed of this sin. God burned a whole city because of fornication and homosexual activity, by fire and Lots wife turned to salt, because she decided to turn around and look at the city burning. If God states in the bible he wants me to hate sin. Then I do hate sin. This applies to my whole life too in what I do, because actions speak louder than words, I stay away from anything that can lead me in the wrong direction, because you will be judged by your works on this earth. I would try to help the person change their ways, but if they didn’t I don’t care for them. You don’t care for some people, stop acting like you care for everyone. I do love thy brethen, but its depends on what my brethen continues to do. Evil communication corrupts good manners, so I can’t associate with everyone and wages of sin is death, including being g*y. They might not die now or you or me because of our sin. Because all have sin and come short, but continue to be in Sin is what hurts folks like being g*Y , but HELL is real man, and stop trying to act a certain way. IF you are for G*Ys so be it. I can care less about them and PHILO, what spin you going to put on this CAT!!

  • blakos

    LOL @ The Seed. You shouldn’t be allowed to spread your seed…..

  • http://dsjkflf.com Jukai

    I love people justifying their hate by bringing up fairy tales made up by people who didn’t care too much for their current fairy tale.
    This whole thing is a mess.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    ^ The spin he’ll put on this is that you’re a buffoon for that comment. But that’s not spin. That’s truth.

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Philo
    What does being believer have to do with straying?
    “All men have fallen…”
    “Your righteousness is filthy rags…”
    even a cursory readinof the bible makes it clear that men will always fail to meet the higher standard. That is the purpose of christ.
    Yet the key is acknowledging where you fall shirt, asking for forgiveness and then making an active effort to change. Those actions coupled with a sincere belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the backbone of the faith.
    And I am still in this council meeting and.have now been here for.five hours and at.work for over 12 hours.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    @ The Seed…

  • Riggs

    what? kobe just said chris bosh.

  • blakos

    Agreed Jukai

  • http://Philosophervision@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    The Seed:
    So, you do not care about gay people. That is fine with me. I won’t judge you, although your apparent judging of gay people makes you seem, to me, like you are playing God. Without a doubt, I can be wrong, for man is made in His image, right? So maybe it isn’t wrong for you to play God. (you may not be playing God)
    I am aware of Sodom, etc.
    Do you pray for the people who you may not be able to help change their ways? If you do, then that may show some caring for them, no? If you do not pray for them, are you still living in the ways of the believer, who lives in the way God, the lord of hosts, instructs though the Bible?
    And, I’m not gay, if that is what you are implying. I exalt in the loins of women. I am a man.
    There is no spin.
    And, what certain way am I acting? Please tell me.

  • http://www.fiba.com Darksaber

    After reading through most of these, one interesting factoid came to light:
    where the hell is Jukai?
    He loves to rumble when this issue raises it’s head every few months or so on Slamonline.

  • http://www.fiba.com Darksaber

    My bad, as soon as the comment posted, i saw that the Jukster has arrived.
    Carry on.

  • http://Philosophervision@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    @Allen:
    Then, if all men have fallen, does that mean that all men are non – believers?
    You have admittedly judged c_cantrell for what is considered in the eyes of some as a bad comment. Now, you being a believer, does you judging cantrell make you less of a believer because “all men have failed”?
    Did you ask for forgiveness for judging cantrell?
    Also, I respect your dedication.

  • http://www.kb24.com The Seed

    Philosopher
    I am not stating you are gay, you must have read my comment wrong. Thats not my style to call names. I stated a certain way, because me and you can go back and forth all night and debate and stick to our guns. I am not playing God, if the bible states being homosexual is a sin. God didn’t create Adam and Steve, he made Adam and Eve. I don’t care for gays, because God doesn’t either if you rightly divide the word of God. If you are ashamed of him, he will be ashamed of you. He is a jealous God and being GAY is a Sin. So if bible explains to me to hate Sin, then I will. I will pray for them, but for someone to change they must first understand what they are doing is wrong and alot of gays feel they were born this way and feel they can’t fix themself, so its hard for them to understand the jack upness of their ways. So yes I can pray, but they have to want to change and not use I was born this way as an excuse. If Satan can tempt Jesus, don’t you think he will use things to get people to feel perverted in their mind thinking they need the company of the same sex, God’s intent was for men and women to mate with each other, not Adam and Steve adopting a kid for their make believe wanna be families to make them think they are a family when all they are doing is living constantly in sin. Also I can judge based off of the bible, not my own bias or belief. I use the bible as my guide not my view point and if you read the bible, then you would understand my point that IF YOU STAND FOR NOTHING, YOU FALL FOR BEING OR LIVING AS ANYTHING, like being GAY. BOOK IT!!

  • http://philosopher.view@blogspot.com The Philosopher

    @Allenp:
    Basically what I’m saying is, if one is a true believer, then they will not stray. Period. For, a true believer trembles at the idea of God, and all His ways. They are in constant fear of God, as I’m sure you know.
    Now that being said, one can argue that no one is a true believer, based purely on the context of our exchange.
    One can argue otherwise, as well.
    Great discussion.
    @The Seed:
    You have called me names in the past…
    And, where did God say He doesn’t care about gay people? For, even gay people, as you vaguely pointed out, can repent, and thus be saved, right? According to the Word.
    Now, for being born gay.
    If one is born into sin, and homosexuality is a sin, then shall we still love each other, as the God of Israel says? Or shall we continue to practice in self – righteousness, and self wisdom, and judge those who are not what we tend to perceive as seen in a favorable light in the eyes of God or us, the mere gentiles?

  • http://nba.com EJ

    If God hates homosexuality, why the hell did he create it? His all-powerful, right? GTFO with those religious arguments, it’s worse than trolling.

  • http://nba.com EJ

    …And sexuality is proven to be biological, you’re born with it. Some people just reject it, cause they think it’s evil.

  • Ali

    Man it’s a word, he said it, he got fined, he said he was sorry. Let it go… We have heard much worse come out of peoples mouths. We all know Kobe ain’t no angel so for all of you who think he is, check youselves! He’s a man, just like majority of us who like SLAM ONLINE. Let it go, and lets start the playoffs baby!

  • http://nba.com EJ

    Another thing that’s funny is that, most people in here are always complaining about racism, and how stupid it is. Rightly so. But yet they still hate on homosexuals in here. Don’t you realize it’s the same thing?
    If you hate gay people, you’re not really any better than KKK. If you think homosexuality is a sin, then you’re just like mormons who think dark skin is a curse, and black people can’t get in to heaven, unless they’re slaves in there. Talk about hypocrisy.

  • http://www.zpringbank.eu Jelte

    I love Kobe as a player but here he proves again that professional athletes are not the most intelligent breed on this planet

  • tonyknorr

    @ seed and c_cantrell please let me know where you live so if I can somehow come up with a way to get there I can educate you with my fists. Logic does not seem to work for you two so perhaps somebody should educate you the same way the george bush administration educates terrorists. Since I can already guarantee you are both Bush fans you should understand what I mean by that. Seed I seriously feel bad for you. It is clear that you are too ignorant and brainwashed to understand how unhealthy your literal and overzealous religious beliefs are.

  • http://nba.com EJ

    I don’t know how calling somebody a fing f4ggot makes you less intelligent. Everybody does that, and f4ggot is just a slur nowadays, it doesn’t refer to homosexuals. Watch South Park.

  • tonyknorr

    ‘Educate you with my fists’ Probably not the best phrasing given the argument in question, makes you sound like a fking f……oh, never mind. lol that being said, i agree with your point.

  • http://Slamonline.com Sergio

    Kobe should get fined. But so does TNT for not using the 7 second delay that they have. IMO that’s what’s more interesting. Why did TNT show that?!?!?

  • Josh

    Agree with Sergio, why the hell are the cameras following a guy so closely when he just got a technical foul and is clearly frustrated? It is their own damn fault.

  • MikeC.

    Looks like I’m late to the party. Kobe has a contract with morality clauses in it. His language can be construed as being immoral, which justifies Stern’s strong reaction. When NBA players are fined, the money goes to charitable organizations. I’m going out on a limb here and guessing that Kobe’s docked $100K will be donated to a gay & lesbian support group.
    @cantrell – just…wow. I feel sorry for people that are required to associate with you.
    @ those using the bible to justify anything: the bible (I’m purposely using lower-case) is nothing more than a book. The bible is a collection of words on paper. Those words were written by people. People with biases and agendas. The bible could be viewed as the greatest work of fiction ever written by a collaborative group for consumption by the masses. Here’s your literary opium, enjoy the Word.

  • Rc

    I think Kobe is a great player with no humility or class. His attitude is entitled and attrocious. When the lakers lose he never accepts defeat with class; sulks in the locker room, makes excuses, is a smart@ss about other players and teams, and thinks his fouls should never count. He gets away with murder when it comes to techs n fouls. Dwight gets harassed by stern and refs but stern would never let his ratings horse Kobe reach 16 and get suspended. If u r going to fine him, that’s crap. His tech should stand and another should b issued for his temper tantrum and mouth. He is not homophobic but he is a poor sport. Reggie miller is a hypocrite for chuckling it off. How many tines did Reggie call Kobe out when he played for getting away with fouls and dirty play. Reggie said as a pacer ” Kobe definitely has issues with his game”. Now he throws a temper tantrum and Reggie chuckles. Whatever. Lame. Charles Barkley would call Kobe out. Reggie is a hypocrite like artest and matt barnes who had issues with Kobe than turn around and play with him. At least raja bell had integrity not to play with Kobe after all the stuff he went through with him.geez . If you crazy bandwagon lakers fans wanna get on his jock and say refs baby him, you are hallucinating. You tube all the fouls and antics Kobe got away with. Ron arrest, closelining raja bell, matt barnes, Reggie miller… You tube it. He is given a pass by sterns black and white wearing goons.

  • Rc

    @the seed, c_Cantrell, and all you ignorant evangelical religious fanatics out there using the bible to judge others and as a justification of hating another human being or thinking you are better than them; you are not a real Christian and you should stop speaking trash.

    My stepmother is a pastor, my dad was ordained. They do not interpret Christianity saying anybody is lesser, lower or worthy of hate because they are gay. Whether you agree or not, your duty as a Christian is to love and respect others.

    ” do untO other as you would do to yourself”
    Except gay people right, because they are subhuman….

    Here is sone excerpts from the bible that clearly express your behavior as wrong

    “Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy:
    who art thou that judgest another?”
    James 4:11-12 (KJV)

    “Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy:
    who art thou that judgest another?”
    James 4:11-12 (KJV)

    So you wanna argue against that??

    The bible is not a direct testament of every word of god verbatim. It was written by man, interpreted by man, and rewritten many times. It contains cultural opinions of that ancient time. Homophobia is not a part of Christianity. You do not deserve to call yourself a Christian if u behave this way.

  • blakos

    Co-sign Mike C. Definately

  • http://www.slamonline.com Mars

    media propaganda BS. Who cares what some book says, if you use tools other than your own common sense to judge others, you are the problem, not Kobe Bryant, or Tim Hardaway, or that dude from Grey’s Anatomy. People are their own cancer. Hate is self-generated, and single purposed for one thing, FEAR.

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