The NBA imposed a fine on the attacker this Friday Kevin Durant, superstar of the Brooklyn nets, after maintaining a strong exchange on social networks with the actor Michael Rapaport what included homophobic comments
Durant has been fined with $ 50,000 for using offensive and derogatory language on social media, ”the league reported basketball American in a statement.
Own “Durant has acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate“he stressed.
The attacker, 32, he apologized Thursday for his fans after the private exchange with which he had Rapaport
I’m sorry people saw the language I usedDurant told the media.
“Which not really what I want people to see and hear from me, but I hope I can overcome it and get back on track, ”said the forward, who has been out since mid-February due to an injury.
Durant, winner of two rings of the NBA with the Golden State Warriors jumped out at Rapaport in a series of direct messages sent to the actor via Instagram.
Rapaport, 51, had criticized the behavior of the MVP (Most Valuable Player) from 2014 during a post-game televised interview in December.
I receive threats and nasty messages DAILY, but not in my wildest dreams, I thought so @ KDTrey5 (Durant) I would be one of them, ”he wrote Rapaport in a message from Twitter which was accompanied by multiple screenshots of the messages.
I receive threats and disgusting messages DAILY, but never in my wildest dreams I thought @ KDTrey5 would be among them. The ???? he himself now threatens me, raises my wife and wants to fight. This should be America’s darling, right? #ImDaRealMVP pic.twitter.com/l1VQfGMMRF
– MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) March 30, 2021
“Now it threatens me, my wife takes out and wants to fighthe added.
The NBA In the past I have already imposed fines on players who used homophobic language
Kobe Bryant, who died last year, was fined $ 100,000 in 2011 for insulting the referee Bennie Adams