NBA: Nets’ Cam Thomas fined $40K for anti-gay remark

FILE–Cam Thomas #24 of the Brooklyn Nets. Mike Stobe/Getty Images/AFP 

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas was fined $40,000 for using “derogatory and disparaging language” during a live television interview, the NBA announced Friday.

Thomas’ comments came during TNT’s on-court interview alongside new teammate Spencer Dinwiddie following Brooklyn’s 116-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Dinwiddie joked with reporters on the heels of the Kyrie Irving trade that Brooklyn may not have received “the best trade package, but we’re the best looking, and the Nets needed some help in that department.”

The NBA has fined Nets guard Cam Thomas $40,000 for using derogatory and disparaging remarks during last night's postgame interview with TNT.pic.twitter.com/2SAsuq2yPp

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Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith were acquired from the Dallas Mavericks as part of the trade.

When asked by TNT about Dinwiddie’s comment, Thomas said: “We already had good-looking guys, no h—.”

Thomas took to social media to apologize for his comment.

“I want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the postgame interview,” he wrote on Twitter. “I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn’t intend to offend anyone, but realize that I probably did. My apologies again. Much love.”

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