The NBA fined Amar’e Stoudemire $50,000 for his use of a gay slur in a Twitter message.
STORY: Uh Oh! Amar’e Stoudemire Sends Homophobic Slur To Fan On Twitter
The New York Knicks forward apologized to a fan on Sunday for using a gay slur in response to a crude tweet in which the fan told the All-Star to “make up for this past season.”
The fan tweeted his comment on Saturday and received a direct message containing an expletive and the slur from the account Twitter verifies as Stoudemire’s. The fan posted a screen shot of the direct message.
Stoudemire apologized early Sunday, using another direct message that the fan posted as a screen shot, saying, “I apologize for what I said earlier. I just got off the plane and had time to think about it. Sorry bro!! No Excuses. Won’t happen again.”
Hopefully this teaches Amar’e to think before he tweets!
