Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for directing “derogatory comments” toward a referee who had called a technical foul on the Los Angeles Lakers guard, the National Basketball Association said.
Bryant was given his 15th technical foul of the season for arguing after he got his fourth foul during a 102-93 win against the San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 12.
NBA Commissioner David Stern called Bryant’s comments “offensive and inexcusable.”
“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,” Stern said in a statement.
Bryant said he didn’t mean to cause offense.
“My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game,” he said in a statement.
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Bryant was given his 15th technical foul of the season for arguing after he got his fourth foul during a 102-93 win against the San Antonio Spurs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 12.
NBA Commissioner David Stern called Bryant’s comments “offensive and inexcusable.”
“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,” Stern said in a statement.
Bryant said he didn’t mean to cause offense.
“My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game,” he said in a statement.
Read More
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-14/kobe-bryant-fined-100-000-for-derogatory-comments-to-official-nba-says.html
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