[MarlinsFan2212]

Do you think Gay people were offended at all? Or are they trying to just gain attention. I dont think Kobe used the best word selection, but clearly he was heated, and there is a 0% chance he meant to offend gay people.

I think they need to look at this from a gambling perspective. Obama already repealed Dont Ask Dont Tell, and Lady Gaga gave them a national anthem, so in my estimation there bankroll is up right now.

I am a Kobe hater, but I can find you about 10 million people on a daily basis who say the same thing. Leave Kobe alone and go watch some Cirque du Soleil.

[ttrace35]

Play the clip

[CanuckG]

bypassing the censors...bad ass.

[PingPong]

south park covered this issue last season

[William Walters]

TMZ has the video.

Obviously, Kobe was heated when he called the ref an "Foggin f\*g". Does anybody here REALLY think that Kobe thinks the ref likes penis? No, he said it in the same manner one would call somebody else a F'ing A-hole. In todays world............bad choice of words by Kobe. That's it. Move on. But, of course................everybody tries to push their agenda/cause to the front page so this will be top news for the next few days.

[Dad]

He called a ref a f\*g?

That's a pretty bold move for a guy that wears purple everyday.

[Sunde91]

Something a 15 year old would say as an insult to someone you're frustrated with, and here he's like 33 and calling a 50 year old ref it.

Also I think f*g more aptly applies to him

[grzftbl]

sunde, you forgot the one where kobe trys to force his rooster down nash's throat.

[William Walters]

sunde, you forgot the one where kobe trys to force his rooster down nash's throat.

[mtneer1212]

Here ya go, kids........ I think he was saying Phillies Phanatic...... lol

[CanuckG]

wow that video was tame

[hitthew8room]

so dumb, everyone says that who cares. they just want attention

[BettingWizard]

this is dumb, he was on the bench, where you have some sort of privacy, he wasn't being interviewed or anything.

[bondguy007]

I'm sure GLAAD will get all over this (if they haven't already.)

[WeinketoWarrick]

I chuckled.

[Doc JS]

in the big scheme of much to do about nothing...

this is LESS than that!!!

(and I'm not even a Kobe guy...)

Doc

[King Mayan]

[steveC3]

i dont think its a big deal. almost everyone has said the same thing one time or another

[19th Hole]

As a rapist, Kobe has no right to
call anyone names.

[boatboatboat]

What if the comment to the ref wasn't a random insult, said in anger, but a comment made because the ref in question is a well know homosexual. Would kobe be out of line than?

[The Madcap]

Here's the problem, the word "f\*g" isn't a homophobic slur. It's a slur against men who act like wimps. It just so happens a lot of men who act like wimps are also homosexuals. Gays took the word as an assault on their sexual orientation, when in reality, it was an assault on their physical and emotional weakness. But since gays are self-absorbed fags, well they can't see the difference.

[kiefynugs]

this happens once every couple of months in the UFC. Fine, public apology, yadda yadda

[rsnnh12]

Warning- there is swearing, so don't blame me if wife/GF/kids are around and get upset

[Quake]

$100,000 fine? seriously? that's absolutely ridiculous. I've heard KG drop the F bomb hundreds of times on live TV and never get any punishment but Kobe add's f*g to it and owes a hundred thousand???

[Bradyd]

Do you think Gay people were offended at all? Or are they trying to just gain attention. I dont think Kobe used the best word selection, but clearly he was heated, and there is a 0% chance he meant to offend gay people.

I think they need to look at this from a gambling perspective. Obama already repealed Dont Ask Dont Tell, and Lady Gaga gave them a national anthem, so in my estimation there bankroll is up right now.

I am a Kobe hater, but I can find you about 10 million people on a daily basis who say the same thing. Leave Kobe alone and go watch some Cirque du Soleil.

Just because "10 million" people say it doesn't make it right.. When a high profile athlete/celebrity makes a comment like that, it's a big deal. They have a huge following and kids look up to them.. They should set an example.. Kobe used a slur, no matter how un-offended non gay people are, it's still a slur...

[SoV]

So how would have Kobe reacted if he was called a n1gger?

[daimoshokage]

Ref deserves to be called like that..

[Bradyd]

$100,000 fine? seriously? that's absolutely ridiculous. I've heard KG drop the F bomb hundreds of times on live TV and never get any punishment but Kobe add's f*g to it and owes a hundred thousand???

There is a big difference between those two f bombs...

[HoulihansTX]

Since gay people dont watch sporting events... Who told them that Kobe said that?

[BettingWizard]

Just because "10 million" people say it doesn't make it right.. When a high profile athlete/celebrity makes a comment like that, it's a big deal. They have a huge following and kids look up to them.. They should set an example.. Kobe used a slur, no matter how un-offended non gay people are, it's still a slur...

A "comment" would refer to an interview, or something of that nature

he was on the ******* bench, and you had to lip read to see what he said. The ref didn't even hear him, or he would have been tossed.


anybody comparing this to the N word is a moron. Gays were never enslaved and have always had their freedom

[dfberger23]

A basketball player cursed during a game? NO WAY!

Kobe bashers, have any of you ever played a sport? You put your heart and soul into it and emotions are high.

Only in the Pussifiied States of America would this be a story.

Sensitive fuks.

[Bradyd]

A "comment" would refer to an interview, or something of that nature

he was on the ******* bench, and you had to lip read to see what he said. The ref didn't even hear him, or he would have been tossed.


anybody comparing this to the N word is a moron. Gays were never enslaved and have always had their freedom

A comment is a reaction or an opinion of someone/something.. It doesn't matter if he was on a bench, in a locker room, or getting his hair cut, the point is he said it.. He is a public face and he must chose his words carefully...
What if he said something really offensive to you? Would it matter if he said it on a bench or you had to "read his lips"?? What kind of argument is that????

[8ArIvd5]

kobe's not one to talk, he acts like a fa\*\*ot every time someone even breathes on him during a game. he got the t because he was acting like a fa\*\*ot, complaining about not getting his way. kobe's a fa\*\*ot, but he shouldn't have been fined. joe smith should have smacked the fa\*\*ot.

[dfberger23]

A comment is a reaction or an opinion of someone/something.. It doesn't matter if he was on a bench, in a locker room, or getting his hair cut, the point is he said it.. He is a public face and he must chose his words carefully...
What if he said something really offensive to you? Would it matter if he said it on a bench or you had to "read his lips"?? What kind of argument is that????

Are you serious? Be realistic for a second.

[BettingWizard]

of course it matters, is there not a difference between yelling something out and a camera being zoomed in on you in your personal space and having to lip read you? LMAO

The "what if he said to you" garbage doesn't hold up, because like I said, the ref didn't even hear him, or he would have been tossed