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Amare Stoudemire's interaction with fan deemed offensive
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- Date Jun 28, 2012
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It was the farm to Steve for his stupid tweets.
-- NBA whatever that is that's put -- Amare Stoudemire does that say they'll Amar Amar -- Sotomayor to the tune a bit sad Stoudemire.
Didn't -- you I'm ruining this story didn't.
Or 50000 dollars he got behind for using -- gay slur in an online exchange with a band.
Lastly Brian for rally -- -- the knicks are quote you better come back a lot stronger and quicker to make up for this past season.
Man and dead asks.
I a it's I've -- I don't understand.
Stoudemire.
Reply.
Via direct message act view I don't have to do anything.
He quickly realized his mistake and sent a second message.
I apologize for what I said earlier this from the team is situated and I just got off a plane and -- time to think about it -- bro no excuses won't happen again.
But -- -- -- the family the efforts mean listen to dad's -- dot com.
Let's discuss this -- we -- Being -- Alone.
Lightning round.
-- Sandra you like sports judging by your grunting.
Fifty grand is chump change to you guy that's making I don't know 2030 million but does that make it fair it seems like a lot of money but what what are you gotta say.
While these guys obviously making millions of dollars that it could be chump change for him.
How ever I have written off the NBA I mean I am a sports -- sports fan -- an -- act all of the above.
However I just don't enjoy the NBA I.
Obviously this guy's got a line readings such a thing I don't know how people don't know better in the world of social networking these days.
But how does the NB -- to me is just so impressive right now really yeah -- -- -- he's senior -- -- -- -- -- guardian editor.
Yeah.
Wow that was almost a spasm.
Yeah yeah I don't just said yeah -- -- college of a couple of bats well over the indicates is that -- -- did not see that we that we are talking about that.
-- Yeah I.
Collapsing on the subject a better job and it -- terrifying.
Line between free speech and what could be embarrassing to the league -- I guess this is this is embarrassing to the lead.
He makes it felt like -- heads.
That's where I do not know shortly the enemy really needs to get involved university makes it look like a -- -- is himself why.
-- all your ego was so big that that you feel you have to respond to these idiot that's.
Dad told -- we do that is so hard you want what are my friend well yeah.
Just one person to get senior soft spot and you say something in the -- I want to put it certainly if you have a 110 of -- -- -- I think put.
The reason you ignore the idiots you respond to the people of these conversations yeah I think it's actually -- my you might have -- -- tenth.
The -- yeah lawless got but -- and -- at all the other and that alive.
A lot of that Saturday and I can't of these count how many people have that problem Jonathan it's got to kill you inside a quarter.
All right do you think.
Do you think the NBA cared about the fans being offended or -- they just worried that they might look back to act.
Activists I think they just made -- -- look this is a thief for being -- It's -- and you have to pay this.
And I'm out there would be this stupid I think it's a great idea and we should see stupid people all across the board a fine for stupidity don't.
Well athletes learn you should respond bill Wednesday just what what are need to be told to get -- social -- Words they're -- have started signing contracts -- -- provisions prohibit them from having a Twitter account and -- one way it's gonna happen but if you look keep a mares.
Twitter address -- backers is an -- that.
It says a -- Israel so ask you what is real police and initially or backtracking right after that -- are you are not real I don't know what you are.
What is not real little -- can I just -- Let let's let's -- It's strange here what you don't let's be real yes let's be real frank focus is actually titled my new show -- real frank.
When I talk honestly about sexual issues that would break Stallone -- ERS how we -- hot dog -- exactly and that is that has.
That I hadn't even thought of that but now I'm gonna add that credit -- -- that went I don't get.
Could -- ask you since you were just talking.
Don't really know.
I think we couldn't we -- think we know what's in people's heads when they -- really stupid things but we know he met.
He wasn't caught he was -- he was basically just that it's probably what he says -- his friends he wasn't a homophobic -- to whoever that was right.
-- do you think it is I don't know what he meant I don't know I mean it's so tough when use of the word but you know -- news.
And that hasn't obviously I mean it is a -- yeah so regardless of your attention -- kind of your skirt if he is that they don't use them there -- go.