Amar'e Stoudemire on Gay Slur: "I Should Have Known Better"

NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire is in the hot seat for an alleged gay slur posted on his twitter page.

According to BET.com, Stoudemire was reportedly berated on Twitter by a fan, who was displeased with the ball player’s performance the previous season. The fan, known as @BFerrelli, demanded that Stoudemire pick his game up so that the Knicks could move along further into the postseason.

The fan wrote, “@Amareisreal you better come back a lot stronger and quicker to make up for this past season mannnnnn deadasss!!!” To which Amar’e responded, “F**k you. I don’t have to do anything f*g.”

Following the supposed message, the fan posted it as screen shot. (see above)

Later on that day, Ferrelli posted another screen shot, which was an apology from Stoudemire 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.”

An NBA spokesman said, via email, that he’s confident the tweets “will be reviewed” by the league. And this year, the NBA has been diligent about policing players who make anti-gay slurs.

Stoudemire was also fined $50,000 by the NBA for his insensitive remarks.

He also tells TMZ, “I should have known better and there is no excuse.” The recently engaged baller adds, “I am a huge supporter of civil rights for all people. I am disappointed in myself for my statement to a fan.”

As you may recall, last year, Kobe Bryant received a $100,000 fine for calling a referee an anti-gay slur. Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was hit with a $50,000 fine for shouting an anti-gay slur at a fan who was heckling him.

2 comments

drenergy says:

Jul 2, 2012

This is totally absurd! $50 grand for expressing his right to free speech? Kobi shells out $100 grand for expressing his right to free speech? Obviously, this is still a plantation! WE better wake-up to the true meaning of the word “civil” and stop being misled by the term “civil rights,” as Stoudermire stressed. The word “civil” means peace and no one needs any “right” to be peaceful with themselves or with others, that’s a right bestowed upon every human being by the creator. What’s important is “human rights” which means as a “human being” you have the right to maintain the resources necessary to be self sustaining, self productive and not be “dependent” on another group of folks to provide you with food, clothing, housing & everything else you need for your survival. The term “civil rights” is very misguiding and WE need to know that it’s negative & doesn’t make any sense whatsoever because, again, civil means “peace” and everyone was born under the umbrella of “peace” and you don’t need a “right” to remain peaceful. Again, the term “civil rights” makes no sense and WE need to wake-up to that reality!