Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has been fined $US40,000 ($A58,000) by the NBA for utilizing derogatory and disparaging language throughout a stay tv interview.
Thomas was being interviewed together with Spencer Dinwiddie after the Nets’ 116-105 victory over Chicago on Thursday evening.
He was requested about Dinwiddie’s joke that he and Dorian Finney-Smith, who got here collectively from Dallas within the commerce for Kyrie Irving, helped make the Nets a better-looking workforce.
Thomas laughingly responded with a homosexual slur.
The 21-year-old guard, who earlier than Thursday had turn into the youngest participant in league historical past with three straight 40-point video games, apologised after the sport on social media.
“I want to apologise for the insensitive word I used in the post-game interview,” he wrote on Twitter.
“I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn’t intend to offend anyone, but realise that I probably did. My apologies again. Much love.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
