NBA player fined $40,000 for saying 'no homo' during interview. LeBron James used same phrase in 2010 and reportedly wasn't fined.



Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas was fined $40,000 by the National Basketball Association for using "derogatory and disparaging language" during a live interview Thursday night, Yahoo Sports reported.

What are the details?

Following the Nets' win over the Chicago Bulls, TNT’s Jared Greenberg asked if the Nets needed to "bring on the good looks because you were lacking that" — a humorous question based on new guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Dorian Finney-Smith joking at their first news conference after being traded to Brooklyn that the Nets wanted "the best-looking" players given that the team needed "some help in that department," Yahoo Sports said.

Thomas replied, "I seen it, but I was like, man, he's just talking for the laughs. We already had good-looking dudes, no homo."

Dinwiddie, who was standing with Thomas during the interview, responded with a shocked laugh at the comment, while Greenberg said, "All right. [I'm] sure the league office will enjoy that one."

\u201cCam Thomas: "We already had good looking guys\u2026 no homo." \ud83d\ude02\n\n#NBATwitter\u201d
— \ud835\udc13\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27' \ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc00 (@\ud835\udc13\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc24\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27' \ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc01\ud835\udc00) 1675997743

Thomas later that night tweeted an apology.

\u201cI want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the post-game interview. I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn't intend to offend anyone, but realize that I probably did. My apologies again. Much love \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffd\u2764\ufe0f\u201d
— Cam Thomas (@Cam Thomas) 1676000040

"I want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the post-game interview. I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn't intend to offend anyone, but realize that I probably did," Thomas said. "My apologies again. Much love."

Not the first time

As you might expect, this wasn't the first time an NBA player used that particular phrase — and the outcomes varied.

Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert was fined $75,000 for saying "no homo" and using profanity during a 2013 press conference, Business Insider said.

In 2018, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic said "no homo" in comments to the media and was fined $25,000. NBC Sports opined at the time that "Jokic’s particular comment, however intended, reinforces the harmful idea that there’s something wrong with being gay, that a straight person must strain himself to ensure he’s never mistaken for gay. It’s disgusting, and the NBA has correctly determined there’s no place for it in the workplace."

On the contrary, according to Black Sports Online, superstar LeBron James uttered the "no homo" remark in 2010 and wasn't fined for it.

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BSO added that at the time of James' remark "social media was growing, but media was slow to adapt to it, and something like this went unnoticed."

Noted leftists celebrate Rush Limbaugh's death with hateful tweets: 'Bigoted King of Talk Radio'



It likely will come as no surprise that noted leftists quickly took to Twitter after hearing Wednesday's news about the death of Rush Limbaugh and engaged in a kind of macabre celebration that hardly masked their hatred for the legendary conservative radio talk show host.

What did they say?

A sampling of "blue check mark" Twitter users showed they tried their darnedest to make viral history with the snarkiest take.

Leading the way was Huffington Post reporter Christopher Mathias who used Twitter to hawk the Limbaugh obit he penned with Nick Robins-Early titled, "Rush Limbaugh, Bigoted King Of Talk Radio, Dies At 70."

It's safe to say Mathias isn't a Limbaugh fan:

Rush Limbaugh was a bigot and a misogynist who saturated America's airwaves with cruel lies and conspiracy theories… https://t.co/uKOjR6GWmf
— Christopher Mathias (@Christopher Mathias)1613582566.0

"Rush Limbaugh was a bigot and a misogynist who saturated America's airwaves with cruel lies and conspiracy theories for decades, transforming the GOP in the process," he tweeted.

Where to go from there? How about the Palmer Report's tweet:

Rush Limbaugh spent decades advancing his career by opportunistically spreading vicious lies that got a lot of bad… https://t.co/UBhYQd9nkb
— Palmer Report (@Palmer Report)1613583538.0

"Now he's dead," the tweet read. "So be it. There's a reason 'Rest in Piss' is trending right now."

Indeed, it appeared to be a popular left-wing response to Limbaugh's passing. Comedian Steve Hofstetter sure seemed to like it:

“Rest in Piss” is trending because Rush Limbaugh died. I don’t know who the first person to write this was, but h… https://t.co/6FYYE15GvJ
— Steve Hofstetter (@Steve Hofstetter)1613584093.0

Remember the NFL punter known more for his far-left politics than by actually punting effectively? Well, Chris Kluwe is still hanging around, and he had quite the reaction to Limbaugh's passing: "Good. F*** Rush Limbaugh, and let the celebration about his death be a reminder to the rest of the racists and bigots that we'll happily dance on your graves too."

Parkland shooting survivor-turned-snarky-leftist celeb Cameron Kasky had the following to say:

Rush Limbaugh has passed on, but worry not- his memory lives on through bigots everywhere
— Cam (@Cam)1613583833.0

LGBTQ writer and activist Charlotte Clymer clearly had no tears for Rush:

Rush Limbaugh was a coward and white supremacist. He aggressively and cynically exploited divisions in our country… https://t.co/KHDU01KQSD
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️‍🌈 (@Charlotte Clymer 🏳️‍🌈)1613583578.0

Activist pastor Rev. Rob Lee apparently tried his best to be, you know, Christlike:

Rush Limbaugh is dead.This is the only honest thing I can say without being uncharitable. May he reckon with God when he meets her.
— Rev. Rob Lee (@Rev. Rob Lee)1613583774.0

David Axelrod also attempted civility — kinda:

Whether you loved him or hated him-and there are very few people in between-Rush Limbaugh was indisputably a force… https://t.co/Ao3Pbuz2og
— David Axelrod (@David Axelrod)1613584127.0

Canadian TV producer and script writer Emily Andras apparently summoned all her skills for this visionary tweet:

Rush Limbaugh slowly opens his eyes. Finds himself in an all-white room with a single pink chair -- and a small tab… https://t.co/qCaHul11Ya
— Emily Andras (@Emily Andras)1613584191.0

Bless her chilly heart. It's frigid up yonder, after all.

Oh, and make sure to check out writer Tony Posnanski's Twitter page — he seems just a bit overly occupied with Limbaugh's passing. Did he lose his copy of "The Way Things Ought to Be" or something?

Here's one of his F-bomb-free takes:

Rush Limbaugh was an author and a man who knew how to excite a crowd.And so was Hitler.
— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski)1613586569.0

Writer David Klion gave it the ol' college try. (Is he a DeVry University alum?)

Today is a sad day, as the excruciating physical and spiritual agony Rush Limbaugh experienced at all times has finally ended.
— David Klion (@David Klion)1613584180.0

Finally, here's a valiant dunk attempt from Media Matters editor-at-large Parker Molloy:

Looking forward to the goofy right-wing blogs that put together tweet round-ups of people celebrating that Limbaugh died
— Parker Molloy (@Parker Molloy)1613583847.0

Looks like you made it, sweetie.

Anything else?

None of this should come as any surprise, given the same day Limbaugh announced his cancer diagnosis last year, leftists far and wide piled on with glee.

Leftists giddy that President Trump has COVID: 'I hope he suffers through this and dies as he’s losing on election night'



Upon hearing the news that President Donald Trump — along with first lady Melania Trump — tested positive for the coronavirus, rather than express sympathy and hope for a speedy recovery, a growing chorus of leftists jumped into the fray with giddy reactions to what undoubtedly is a dream come true for them.

What were the reactions?

Card-carrying Trump-hater Kathy Griffin — who won't soon live down her bloody Trump head stunt or her embarrassing apology for it — was only too happy to pile on with tasteless messages for both the president and the first lady:

I’d like to volunteer to be your caregiver. I’m a patriot. https://t.co/NXrSj4wJph
— Kathy Griffin (@Kathy Griffin)1601614887.0
You may want to quarantine until after Christmas, sweetheart. https://t.co/4oNPtqsZPX
— Kathy Griffin (@Kathy Griffin)1601616741.0

Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, fresh from his blackface disgrace, couldn't resist getting cute:

Does anyone know why @Mike_Pence is running around in circles, throwing little pieces of Wonder bread in the air?
— Jimmy Kimmel (@Jimmy Kimmel)1601615565.0

Rabid anti-Trump moviemaker Rob Reiner kept his barb short and sweet:

That damn hoax.
— Rob Reiner (@Rob Reiner)1601614882.0

Reiner's colleague behind the camera and Trump-hating team member Michael Moore actually declared in a lengthy Facebook post that it's quite likely Trump is lying about testing positive for COVID-19:

Democrats, liberals, the media and others have always been wrong to simply treat him as a buffoon and a dummy and a jackass. Yes, he is all those things. But he's also canny. He's clever. He outfoxed [former FBI Director James] Comey. He outfoxed [former Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice Robert] Mueller. He outfoxed 20 Republicans in the GOP primary and then did the same to the Democrats, winning the White House despite receiving fewer votes than his opponent. He's an evil genius and I raise the possibility of him lying about having COVID-19 to prepare us and counteract his game. He knows being sick tends to gain one sympathy. He's not above weaponizing this.

Let's see, who else...

Zara Rahim, a former Obama White House staffer who worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, seemed to hope for Trump's demise in a Twitter post that apparently is now deleted: "It's been against my moral identity to tweet this for the past four years, but, I hope he dies."

Zara Rahim used to work for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. https://t.co/EXazlnWwbF https://t.co/ildHZs4cX2
— Ian Miles Cheong (@Ian Miles Cheong)1601634171.0

Anti-gun activist/struggling comic Cameron Kasky seems nice:

@realDonaldTrump @FLOTUS I hope you get a mutation of the virus that makes your anus fall off
— Cam (@Cam)1601615065.0

And:

My sincere apologies to the president and First Lady. Wishing them a speedy recovery. https://t.co/W9VqUGcBtS
— Cam (@Cam)1601616155.0

TV writer and comedian Mike Drucker tried using Trump's words against him:

coronavirus stand back and stand by
— Mike Drucker (@Mike Drucker)1601616763.0

Like numerous others of her political ilk, comedienne Lisa Curry just wants Trump dead:

I hope he suffers through this and dies as he’s losing on election night.
— A$AP CURRY (@A$AP CURRY)1601615656.0

George Conway — a notorious anti-Trumper and husband to recently departed Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway — is no leftist, but his response to the president's positive test was less than sympathetic:

He failed to protect the country. He couldn't even protect himself.
— George Conway (@George Conway)1601617447.0

Oh, and the Washington Post spent some time early Friday dabbing a crushed carton of eggs off its face:

The Post has removed a tweet pictured below, which was written Thursday and released through an automated program,… https://t.co/W0IYvmmEYq
— The Washington Post (@The Washington Post)1601622234.0