LOS ANGELES, United States – Kevin Durant was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday over a slew of expletive-laden social media messages including misogynistic and homophobic language.
The league said in a statement the Brooklyn Nets forward was fined for “using offensive and derogatory language on social media”, noting that Durant, who had apologised for his remarks, had “acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate.”
The 32-year-old superstar said late Thursday he was sorry that the messages — part of an angry private exchange with actor and comedian Michael Rapaport — had emerged in the public domain.
“I’m sorry that people seen that language I used,” Durant …
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