$50K Fine to Joakim Noah

• DeyDurkie5

  

  If you are going to talk about someone's mom, expect something in return. Plain and simple. People that get angry over a word are vaginas. Fag is only offensive if you let it be.
• friendfromlowry

  He's not sorry he said it; he's sorry he got caught on camera saying it.
• jordo212000

  

  DeyDurkie5;779102 wrote:People that get angry over a word are vaginas. Fag is only offensive if you let it be.

  
  I certainly do not get "angry" over that word and I actually have been known to call people that word from time to time. However, when you are a NBA player... on tv... and you direct it at a fan, that's definitely a no-no. The league is obviously going to levy some sort of punishment. It's just something you cannot say.
  
  But I'm with wildcats, saying it to a fan should be considered 100x worse than directing it at an official. Fans are paying customers. Refs get called much worse throughout the entire game
• wildcats20

  

  friendfromlowry;779140 wrote:He's not sorry he said it; he's sorry he got caught on camera saying it.

  
  This.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  jordo212000;779377 wrote:I certainly do not get "angry" over that word and I actually have been known to call people that word from time to time. However, when you are a NBA player... on tv... and you direct it at a fan, that's definitely a no-no. The league is obviously going to levy some sort of punishment. It's just something you cannot say.
  
  But I'm with wildcats, saying it to a fan should be considered 100x worse than directing it at an official. Fans are paying customers. Refs get called much worse throughout the entire game

  
  
  I understand the company aspect of it, but if someone calls out your mom, the natural reaction is to defend her. IMO, it's 50K well spent.
• jordo212000

  

  Defend your mom all you want, just don't use a homosexual slur in front of a camera haha. (I agree with you, it's kind of petty, but the NBA's hands are tied. PR dictates this kind of response)
• DeyDurkie5

  

  jordo212000;779450 wrote:Defend your mom all you want, just don't use a homosexual slur in front of a camera haha. (I agree with you, it's kind of petty, but the NBA's hands are tied. PR dictates this kind of response)

  
  I'm going to call david sterns mom a fat, cock sucking whore and catch his reaction on camera. I'm pretty sure the PR move would be to fire him after his response to that
• friendfromlowry

  DeyDurkie5;779388 wrote:I understand the company aspect of it, but if someone calls out your mom, the natural reaction is to defend her. IMO, it's 50K well spent.

  
  Really? You think that fan went home and cried himself to sleep because Noah insulted him? Although the 50K is pocket change, Noah is still being punished and his reputation/image will take the hit. Noah SHOULD have taken the anger out on the court and been a difference maker, setting his team up to win. That's how you silence the fans, or at least get the last laugh anyways.
  It's kind of like how people make fun of Charlie Villuneuva(sp?) but rather than doing anything about it, his team sucks and he just bitches afterwards.
• thavoice

  How about this............a player gets razzed by an obvious homo-fag-queer, and yells at him....your such a hetero........
  
  
  Think he would get fined?
  
  So fuckin gay he gets fined for that.
  
  
  I have to ask this though.....what type of fine does a player get for popping off to an uruly fan? THAT should be his fine....not more becuase he w as a faggot
• ernest_t_bass

  

  thavoice;780033 wrote:How about this............a player gets razzed by an obvious homo-fag-queer, and yells at him....your such a hetero........
  
  
  Think he would get fined?
  
  So fuckin gay he gets fined for that.
  
  
  I have to ask this though.....what type of fine does a player get for popping off to an uruly fan? THAT should be his fine....not more becuase he w as a faggot

  
  lulz
• friendfromlowry

  These anti-gay groups should just fuck off though. It's like they sit around and wait for someone to slip up to say it then immediately call for action. No one cares about your agenda or feelings; they're just gonna issue some fake apology to say they did and save face.
• rmolin73

  

  This thread is gay ya bunch of fags!
• Heretic

  

  Or on the other hand...
  
  http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/nascar-awards-driver-50000-for-homophobic-comments,20611/
  
  Onion FTW!