bill-kennedy - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

ESPN has a great profile of Bill Kennedy, the gay NBA referee who came out publicly a few days after Rajon Rondo was suspended for calling him a “motherfucking faggot.” Kennedy wanted to be an NBA referee since he was 12, lives in a model home, and loves karaoke, among other revelations. [ESPN]...

Rajon Rondo's Statement Looks A Lot Like Kobe Bryant's StatementThe NBA suspended Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo for one game without pay after he called referee Bill Kennedy a “faggot” in a Dec. 3 game. (Kennedy publicly came out after the incident.) Rondo tweeted a statement, which wasn’t actually an apology, but the weirdest part is that his statement rea...

Report: Doc Rivers Never Used Anti-Gay Slur Against NBA Ref Bill KennedyWhen NBA referee Bill Kennedy came out as gay after being called a “faggot” by Kings point guard Rajon Rondo, an old story about a confrontation between Kennedy then-Celtics coach Doc Rivers during a 2009 playoff game started making the rounds. The story, as recalled by disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy...

NBA Ref Bill Kennedy Announces He's Gay, Days After Rajon Rondo's Suspension For Calling Him A "Faggot"

NBA official Bill Kennedy reveals he is gay, in a statement to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Kennedy’s announcement comes soon after Kings guard Rajon Rondo was suspended for an incident between the two in a game earlier this month....

Referee Bill Kennedy Takes An Elbow To The Face

This happened right off the tip-off of tonight's Bucks-Bobcats game. Larry Sanders won the jump ball cleanly and on his way down, his elbow/forearm makes solid contact with Bill Kennedy's face....

NBA Ref Explains Why He's Making The Lakers And Spurs Stand Around: "I'm Stalling For Commercial Time."

The Lakers lost. Yes, again. That's not news, but this fourth-quarter conference, between Mike D'Antoni, Gregg Popovich, and referee Bill Kennedy, is one of the best things we've seen in a while....