Roy Hibbert may have just made his biggest mistake thus far in his career. During a post-game interview, Hibbert was asked about defending Lebron James and he answered “no homo”. Â It was pretty clear Hibbert knew it was a stupid comment or the Pacers front office realized it because he went into damage control immediately. Â Hibbert reached out to Jason Collins who came out of the closet earlier this year and asked if he could talk to him.
The Pacers center also released a statement through the Pacers website this morning:
I am apologizing for insensitive remarks made during the postgame press conference after our victory over Miami Saturday night. They were disrespectful and offensive and not a reflection of my personal views. I used a slang term that is not appropriate in any setting, private or public, and the language I used definitely has no place in a public forum, especially over live television. I apologize to those who I have offended, to our fans and to the Pacers’ organization. I sincerely have deep regret over my choice of words last night.
While it was a poor choice of words, the talks of a suspension for Game 7 are ludicrous. Â He did not mean anything against the LGBT community and just got caught using a poor choice of words. Â While there needs to be a form of discipline for his comment, it should be something monetary. Â Let him play in the most important game of his life, and make him write a check to a LGBT charity or spend some time with people struggling with their sexual identity.
