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Sacramento Kings star Rondo apologises to NBA ref over anti-gay slur

Updated on: 17 December,2015 07:48 AM IST  | 
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Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo apologised on Tuesday for using a homophobic slur during a game earlier this month to NBA referee Bill Kennedy, who came out in the wake of the controversy

Sacramento Kings star Rondo apologises to NBA ref over anti-gay slur

Los Angeles: Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo apologised on Tuesday for using a homophobic slur during a game earlier this month to NBA referee Bill Kennedy, who came out in the wake of the controversy.


Rondo was issued a one-game ban last week by the National Basketball Association for his remark during the December 3 game against the Boston Celtics in Mexico City.


"My words toward Bill Kennedy were unacceptable and did not reflect my feelings toward the LGBT community," Rondo said.


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