the NBA fined the winger this Friday Kevin Durant, Superstar of the Brooklyn Networks, After holding a strong social media exchange with the actor Michael Rapaport which included homophobic insults.
“Durant has been fined with $ 50,000 to use offensive and derogatory language on social media, ”the league reported basketball American in a statement.
The same “Durant has acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate“, He stressed.
The winger, 32 years old, apologized on Thursday in front of his fans after the private exchange he held with him came to light Report.
“I’m sorry people saw the language I used“Durant said in the media.
“That it’s not really what I want people to see and hear from me, but I hope to be able to overcome it and get back on track, ”said the winger, who has been sidelined since mid-February due to injury.
Durant, Winner of two rings of the NBA with the Golden State Warriors, charged against Rapaport in a series of direct messages sent to the actor via Instagram.
Report, 51, had criticized his behavior MVP (Most Valuable Player) of 2014 during a post-game TV interview in December.
“Received threats and disgusting messages DAILY, but not even in my wildest dreams did I think that @ KDTrey5 (Durant) it would be between them, ”he wrote Report in a publication of Twitter which accompanied with multiple screenshots of the messages.
He receives disgusting threats and messages every day, but I never thought about my wildest dreams @ KDTrey5 would be among them. The ???? right now he threatens me, raises my wife and wants to fight. It’s supposed to be the love of the United States, right? #ImDaRealMVP pic.twitter.com/l1VQfGMMRF
– MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) March 30, 2021
“Now threatens me, Brings to light my wife and he wants to fight“, He added.
the NBA had already imposed fines in the past on players they used homophobic language.
Kobe Bryant, Who died last year, was fined $ 2011 in 2011 for such an insult to the referee Bennie Adams.
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