Joakim Noah fined $50K for using anti-gay slur from bench during Heat-Bulls Game 3

[QUOTE=RoseCity07]I don't really care that Kobe or Noah said this. The reason I think they deserve the fine is because they did this at work with millions watching.

I don't get to call someone that at work or I get fired. They should be penalized. They also signed a contract that I'm sure had terms about not damaging the image of the league. What they did probably cost the league some money.[/QUOTE]
U Gotta be kidding me? :lol

Oh no NBA lost a potential deal with the Gay Trust. Oh no people are gonna start boycotting the NBA because their employees are homophobic....

We're talking about the word "******", not human rights issues in China.:facepalm

[QUOTE=ace23]If you address the ref before talking, you're talking to the ref as far as I'm (and Stern is) concerened.[/QUOTE]

If the ref isnt answering or didnt hear you you aren't talking to anyone as far as i'm concerned.
He obviously wasnt gonna call him a f*cking f*gget if the ref answered when Kobe called him.

[quote=PistonsFan#21]:facepalm Kobe was talking about the ref when he said it, sure. But he didnt call him a f*gget while they were having a conversation. Its like when you're with a friend and you see a guy pass by and you tell your friend ''I hate that guy, he's a f*ckin asshole''. Its not the same as if you talk to the guy passing by and tell him ''Hey you, you're a f*cking asshole. I hate you! ''

You see the difference?[/quote]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Of course there is a difference.
Fact remains, he called the referee an anti gay slur.
Its worse than saying it to random Joe in the crowd.
Basic stuff.

[QUOTE=G-train]:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Of course there is a difference.
Fact remains, he called the referee an anti gay slur.
Its worse than saying it to random Joe in the crowd.
Basic stuff.[/QUOTE]

He didn't use it as an anti gay slur. Could have said "bit*h", jerk-off, wanker, ass-hole. In the context they all mean the same thing.

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]Yeah, but here's the kicker: If I called a fellow employee that word, I'd probably be talked to and potentially fired. If I called a customer that... shit. But in the NBA, it's the exact opposite.[/QUOTE]
If you called a customer that, you'd be definitely fired 100% and probably sued.

[QUOTE=G-train]:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Of course there is a difference.
[B]Fact remains, he called the referee an anti gay slur.[/B]
Its worse than saying it to random Joe in the crowd.
Basic stuff.[/QUOTE]

I wasnt denying that. I just wanted to say that what Noah said was way worse because he actually called the guy a f*ckin f*ag while talking to him and repeated it numerous times yet he only gets charged half of the amount Kobe gets?? :hammerhead:

[QUOTE=G-train]:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Of course there is a difference.
Fact remains, he called the referee an anti gay slur.
Its worse than saying it to random Joe in the crowd.
Basic stuff.[/QUOTE]

No it's not, if anything it's the exact opposite. Kobe called a fellow employee an anti gay slur, while Noah attacked a paying customer... a fan of the game.

[QUOTE=lilbeastnani]If you called a customer that, you'd be definitely fired 100% and probably sued.[/QUOTE]

Exactly, and yet the NBA is taking the opposite approach because they're idiots. :lol

[quote=Wordup]He didn't use it as an anti gay slur. Could have said "bit*h", jerk-off, wanker, ass-hole. In the context they all mean the same thing.[/quote]
:facepalm
It's [COLOR=black]Derogatory to gays, deal with it.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Like when I called Yao a "China man" on this board, I almost got banned. Its not offensive in Australia. People get offended by it in USA. Kobe and Noah know its offensive, you should too unless you are stupid. [/COLOR]

lololol
My Dad told me the guy he was talking to was Gay.
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]Exactly, and yet the NBA is taking the opposite approach because they're idiots. :lol[/QUOTE]
Yup. And to the people saying that refs should be higher than fans because they're authorities? Without the fans, the league wouldn't exist. The fans (the customers) are infinitely more important than the refs. Hell, the players are infinitely more important than the refs. Refs are highly replaceable and nobody comes to the game to see them.

[quote=LA_Showtime]No it's not, if anything it's the exact opposite. Kobe called a fellow employee an anti gay slur, while Noah attacked a paying customer... a fan of the game.[/quote]

F#ck outta here this aint the corner shop.
Totally pathetic comparison.

Bloody Kobe STANS. Nothing more.

Basic stuff. Real basic.
Kobe uses a term = $.
kobe directs term in regards to referee = $$
noah uses term = $. noah doesnt uses term about referee = no more $.

:facepalm

I think we can all agree that Stern and Stu are both Fckn ****0ts

[QUOTE=G-train]F#ck outta here this aint the corner shop.
Totally pathetic comparison.

Bloody Kobe STANS. Nothing more.

Basic stuff. Real basic.
Kobe uses a term = $.
kobe directs term in regards to referee = $$
noah uses term = $. noah doesnt uses term about referee = no more $.

:facepalm[/QUOTE]

A Kobe stan? Really? That's a cop out for someone who can't come up with a legitimate argument.

Go to your job, and ask your manager if he'd rather you call out an employee or customer. Do it.

[QUOTE=N0Skillz]I think we can all agree that Stern and Stu are both Fckn ****0ts[/QUOTE]

Not to mention they completely ignored LeBron's comment that degraded the mentally handicapped. I hate how they're so inconsistent, and yet they're never called out for it. I almost wanna blog about this stuff so it gets in the mainstream media.

[QUOTE=G-train]F#ck outta here this aint the corner shop.
Totally pathetic comparison.

Bloody Kobe STANS. Nothing more.

Basic stuff. Real basic.
Kobe uses a term = $.
kobe directs term in regards to referee = $$
noah uses term = $. noah doesnt uses term about referee = no more $.

:facepalm[/QUOTE]


LOlolololololololololol

you are the biggest f@gg0t on the block sir.

Kobe was fined more because he makes more you stupid mutherfcker, anyone with an eye could fckn see what Noah did was worse but Kobe is fckn Kobe, one of the greatest players of all time not a fckn weed head that's an above average player.

Millions look up to Kobe not so much for Noah.....

[QUOTE=G-train]:facepalm
It's [COLOR=black]Derogatory to gays, deal with it.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Like when I called Yao a "China man" on this board, I almost got banned. Its not offensive in Australia. People get offended by it in USA. Kobe and Noah know its offensive, you should too unless you are stupid. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]

:lol :facepalm

So I guess if people want to have a cigarette then according to you they can't say "I'm gonna have a f@g":oldlol: Don't you know how ridiculous that sounds?

It ain't derogatory to gays if it's not use as a slight against them, and if it's just a general insult. They don't own the word. They didn't invent it. No need for them to get offended by it. Nothing wrong with saying china man in my book. I just think the USA has been taken over by the PC brigade and you've gone along with it.

Awesome !!



Not only are the Heat players into the Bulls heads...


So are the Heat fans !!



:rockon:

so what happens if a NBA player calls another NBA player a f*g during a game and its caught on camera, will they get fined? And yet players can get into trash talking using other names, even get in a shoving match with one another, and T'ed up but no fine for that :rolleyes:

I think the most embarassing part about this and Kobe is basically...who even uses gay slurs as a grown man? I used to use that too to insult someone when angry...when I was 12 years old. It's not even about it being a "gay slur" so much as to insult someone that way as a grown damn man is just pathetic.

[QUOTE=Smoke117]I think the most embarassing part about this and Kobe is basically...who even uses gay slurs as a grown man? I used to use that too to insult someone when angry...when I was 12 years old. It's not even about it being a "gay slur" so much as to insult someone that way as a grown damn man is just pathetic.[/QUOTE]


Ok, Mr. Grown man

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I also used to have bad grammar when I was 8 years old and it's not even that people sound like uneducated fools when they can't form coherent sentences but when you go spouting off like your so much better then someone and that you have more class then them at least try to spell correctly because when you don't you come off as an idiot whose posterior is throbbing from strenuous abuse

[QUOTE=N0Skillz]Ok, Mr. Grown man

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

I also used to have bad grammar when I was 8 years old and it's not even that people sound like uneducated fools when they can't form coherent sentences but when you go spouting off like your so much better then someone and that you have more class then them at least try to spell correctly because when you don't you come off as an idiot whose posterior is throbbing from strenuous abuse[/QUOTE]

Wow good job, you really got me. :rolleyes:

lol "anti-gay slur" Whoever uses that term is a f[COLOR="Black"]a[/COLOR]ggot :oldlol:

u can say fck with no fine or you can do f@g with fine

stick with fck or mofo

I wonder why K-Mart got no fine for this. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jgxlPfSr-0[/url]

[quote]I don't get to call someone that at work or I get fired. They should be penalized. [/quote]


FOLKS!

lets stop using this dumb analogy... You arent worth what Noah is to the bulls org. so if you act up? different thing than if Noah acts up.. They cannot afford to just fire noah.. Know the difference between your job (if you have 1) and an NBA player's job... there is a difference between the 2

2nd... If a customer came into your job and started calling you a slur and you retaliated? not soo clear cut as to what happens afterward..

the loudmouth fan routine is tired..

Im all for letting a player whup one of their asses just to calm down all the loudmouth cowards who hide in the crowd and yell vile stuff at players while around other people's family and children.

These dudes are cowards who think its funny to be disruptive and test players.. Its only right that they get their ass whupped real good for thinking they were safe to do that

If the fans can bring themselves under control, this stuff wont happen anymore

[QUOTE=C-Webb4]I wonder why K-Mart got no fine for this. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jgxlPfSr-0[/url][/QUOTE]

Well according to the logic used by a few posters in this thread. It's not okay to call the customer a gay slur, but it's okay if we insult the CEO of a competitor.

[QUOTE=InfiniteBaskets]Well according to the logic used by a few posters in this thread. It's not okay to call the customer a gay slur, but it's okay if we insult the CEO of a competitor.[/QUOTE]

You think the refs are equivalent to CEO's? :oldlol: :wtf: :banghead: :facepalm

A fan was at the game called in a Miami sports radio show and broke down what was said between Noah and the fan(link to listen inside)

[url]http://www.terezowens.com/verbal-exchange-between-noah-and-fan-revealed/#comments[/url]

[QUOTE=bagelred]Noah was asked what he thought of Stern's decision.

"Well, I learned my lesson. I'll never say the word ******* anymore. No sirree, ******* is gone from my vocubulary. I used to say ******* this and ******* that. *******, *******, *******......But I realize now that saying ******* is wrong. As a matter of fact, I plan on doing a "******* Tour", if you will, with kids throughout the country to discuss the harm of using ******* in daily language. I mean, ******* isn't just wrong against gays, but saying ******* at other times is bad too. Well, I learned my lesson. My language will now be ******* free.

Especially since the HEB said it was wrong."

I think Noah is making great progress.[/QUOTE]

:lol

Wow this blew over much quicker than sterlings private convo huh?

[QUOTE=Akrazotile]Wow this blew over much quicker than sterlings private convo huh?[/QUOTE]


nah...BUT you did just prove u have more than one account.

[QUOTE=Akrazotile]Wow this blew over much quicker than sterlings private convo huh?[/QUOTE]

Stop bumping these old ass threads