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NBA裁判Bill Kennedy出櫃，Rondo遭指控在場上使用歧視性字句
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Bill Kennedy, one of the NBA's top referees, has revealed he is gay.
NBA的執法裁判Bill Kennedy公開的表示自己是同性戀
"I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man," Kennedy
told Yahoo Sports on Sunday night. "I am following in the footsteps of others
who have self-identified in the hopes that will send a message to young men
and women in sports that you must allow no one to make you feel ashamed of
who you are."
在星期六晚上和Yahoo Sports的採訪中Kennedy表示：我以NBA裁判的身分為榮，也以我是
同性戀者為榮。」
我正在追尋那些勇於表達自我認同人們的腳步，並期許以我這樣身分的人發表這樣的聲明
，能夠讓年輕的運動員們，不論是男，或者是女，了解到沒有人能讓你為自己的感受感到
羞愧。
Kennedy declined further comment on his announcement.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered a statement of support for Kennedy.
而Kennedy在發表這份聲明後，便婉拒再繼續發表進一步的談論。
NBA總裁Adam Silver也隨即發表聲明支持Kennedy。
"I wholeheartedly support Bill's decision to live his life proudly and
openly," Silver told Yahoo Sports in a statement. "Throughout his 18-year
career with the league, Bill has excelled as a referee because of his
passion, dedication and courage. Those qualities will continue to serve him
well both as a game official and as a positive influence for others. While
our league has made great progress, our work continues to ensure that
everyone is treated with respect and dignity."
Adam Silver告訴Yahoo Sports：我全心全意的支持Bill，做出這個讓他的人生更加驕傲
以及自由的舉動；因為他的熱情、奉獻和勇氣，讓他得以在聯盟18年的執法生涯裡表現出
色，而這些特質使他能夠在每場比賽都做出最正確的判決，和正面的影響他周遭的人們，
而NBA聯盟也致力於給予所有人尊重以及平等。
Kennedy's announcement comes in the wake of the NBA's suspension of
Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo, who game officials, including Kennedy,
heard unleash a disturbing torrent of anti-gay slurs following his ejection
from a game on Dec. 3 in Mexico City.
在12月3號沙加緬度國王對波士頓賽爾提克的比賽中，國王隊控衛Rajon Rondo在被判罰出
場後，說出一連串歧視同性戀者的用詞，而包括Kennedy在內的幾位執法裁判全部聽到了
這些辱罵。
而NBA官方也對Rondo處以禁賽的處分，隨後Kennedy便發表了這份聲明。
After Kennedy, 49, ejected Rondo with consecutive technical fouls in a Kings
loss to the Boston Celtics, Rondo defied league protocol to immediately leave
the court and began stalking Kennedy, who had retreated to a far sideline of
the floor.
依照NBA規章，Rondo在連續領到Kennedy的兩個技術犯規後必須離開比賽，但他並沒有立
即離開球場，反而開始以言語騷擾Kennedy。
In the game officials’ report used as part of the NBA's investigation –
which includes details provided to Yahoo Sports from National Basketball
Referee's Association general counsel Lee Seham – Kennedy and fellow referee
Ben Taylor described Rondo's post-ejection diatribe as including the
statements: "You're a mother