▲ 籃網小將湯瑪斯(Cam Thomas)遭開罰。(圖/達志影像/美聯社)
實習記者李海慶/綜合報導
籃網小將湯瑪斯(Cam Thomas)最近幾場比賽大放異彩,繳出連3場破40分的驚人表現。但不知是不是太過興奮,在賽後接受直播採訪時,不小心說出帶有同性戀歧視意味的言論,也被NBA官方罰款40000美元(約新台幣121萬)。
籃網在前日戰勝公牛的比賽後,湯瑪斯和新隊友汀威迪(Spencer Dinwiddie)一起接受了《TNT》的採訪,當湯瑪斯被問及汀威迪在加盟記者會開玩笑稱自己是最帥的交易籌碼有何看法時,他卻脫口而出表示,「我知道,我認為我們隊上已經很多帥哥了,不過我們不是男同志。」
Cam Thomas: "We already had good looking guys, no homo."pic.twitter.com/2SAsuq36EX
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 10, 2023
然而,湯瑪斯的這段言論在播出後引起爭議,他隨後也在社群媒體上發文公開道歉,「我想為我在賽後採訪中的錯誤用詞道歉,我對勝利過度興奮,並且太開心了。我絕對無意冒犯任何人,但我意識到我可能這樣做了,我再次道歉,愛你們。」
I want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the post-game interview. 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
— Cam Thomas (@24_camthomas) February 10, 2023
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