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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sacramento Kings point guard Rajon Rondo addressed Monday reports of his use of homophobic slurs during a December game.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rondo allegedly called referee Bill Kennedy, who revealed he was gay Monday, a \u201Cmother------- f----t\u201D during a Dec. 3 game in Mexico City. Rondo was suspended one game for directing derogatory language at an official and failing to leave the game in a timely manner. He commented on the matter via Twitter.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Kings released a statement from owner Vivek Ranadiv\u00E9 and general manager Vlade Divac condemning the remarks.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rondo is the first player to be suspended for language used on the court. Bulls center Joakim Noah and Lakers guard Kobe Bryant were fined for using anti-gay slurs toward a fan and referee, respectively.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rondo declined to speak with reporters at Kings practice Monday.&amp;nbsp;Kennedy has been an NBA referee for 18 seasons, working more than 1,000 regular season games and 68 playoff games.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man,\u201D Kennedy&amp;nbsp;told&amp;nbsp;Yahoo Sports\u2019 Adrian Wojnarowski. \u201CI am following in the footsteps of others who have self-identified in the hopes that will send a message to young men and women in sports that you must allow no one to make you feel ashamed of who you are.\u201D\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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