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TThe NBA has fined the Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant after he made offensive comments in an online altercation with the actor Michael Rapaport.
Some of the exchanges contained homophobic insults for which Durant was punished.
“Durant has been fined $ 50,000 for offensive and derogatory language on social media,” the NBA said in a statement.
Durant has acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate. “
The 32-year-old apologized to fans Thursday after Rapaport posted private messages he received from during.
“I’m sorry people saw the language I used,” Durant said.
“That’s not really what I want people to see and hear from me, but I hope I can get over it and get back on track.”
during, who won two NBA rings with the golden state warriors, attacked Rapaport with a series of private messages on Instagram after the actor criticized him in a television interview in December.
“I get threats and nasty messages DAILY, but never in my wildest dreams did I think @ KDTrey5 would be among them,” Rapaport wrote on Twitter along with several screenshots of the messages he had received.
“The snake itself is now threatening me, raising my wife and wants to fight.
“This is supposed to be the love of America for me, right?”
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