Spurs Vs. Lakers: Kobe Bryant Leads Los Angeles To 102-93 Win

But the story was what Bryant mouthed to one of the officials while on the bench. TBS cameras caught Bryant screaming to an official, following by screaming two words that begin with ‘f’, the last of which is a homosexual slur. The video can be seen below and the language in question is at about 35 seconds (via Jose3030):

There’s simply no excuse for this and Bryant shouldn’t receive a pass for being in the heat of competition. He knows cameras are on him at all times, especially after a heated exchange that earns him a technical foul. And just because it was said off-hand, in a moment of anger when he thought nobody was looking, doesn’t make it right or acceptable.

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