Pacer’s Roy Hibbert Fined $75K for Gay Slur & Cursing Post-Game (@Hoya2aPacer)

Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert made a big mistake after his team’s Game 6 91-77 victory over the Miami Heat.  During the post game press conference, Hibbert used the gay slur “no homo” while describing how the Miami Heat made him play during the game.  Hibbert claimed that the Heat “stretched (him) out so much” and he then went on to actually refer to various media personnel as “motherf*ckers”.  He made the remark in reference to being awarded as the Defensive Player of the Year

“You know what, because y’all motherf*ckers don’t watch us play throughout the year, to tell you the truth.  I don’t care if I get fined because we play on TV, all the time. Reporters are the ones voting and if I don’t make it that’s fine. I’m still gonna do what I have to do.”

Roy later addressed his verbal slip-up and issued an apology in a press release for the team on Sunday, June 2nd.  

“I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the post-game press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night. They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views. I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television. I apologize to those who I have offended, to our fans and to the Pacers’ organization. I sincerely have deep regret over my choice of words last night.”

While Commissioner David Stern was pleased with Roy’s honest apology, he still fined him $75,000.