NBA裁判Bill Kennedy出櫃，Rondo遭指控 - NBA

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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------- faggot. … You're a f------ faggot,
Billy."

而美國國家裁判協會總顧問Lee Seham提供給Yahoo Sports有關裁判團賽後檢討報告中，
記載Kennedy以及Ben Taylor兩位執法裁判都清楚聽到Rondo在場上所辱罵的字句：「
Billy，你**的同性戀者，你是個**的同性戀者。」，而這也成為現在NBA調查此次事件的
根據。

Seham reported that a third official, Bennie Adams, outside of hearing
distance, "affirmed that Rondo aggressively pursued referee Bill Kennedy and
had to be restrained by teammates and escorted off the floor by Sacramento
team security."

而在報告中，第三位執法裁判Bennie Adams雖然在可聽到Rondo這些字句的範圍外，但很
確定Rondo非常激動的質問Bill Kenedy，並必須由隊友制止其行為，以及需要球場保全護
送出球場外。

The three officials – Kennedy, Taylor and Adams – confirmed those reports
in taped interviews conducted by NBA security on Dec. 4, Seham said.

在NBA官方12月4號的會議中，三位執法裁判Kennedy、Taylor和Adams都確認了這份報告
的內容。

Seham told Yahoo Sports: "The NBA referees stand by Bill Kennedy for the job
he does and who he is. We stand against bigotry in all its forms."

In suspending Rondo on Friday, the NBA issued a statement saying that he had
been punished for "directing a derogatory and offensive term towards a game
official and not leaving the court in a timely manner."

Seham告訴Yahoo Sports：所有NBA的裁判都贊同Bill在場上的判決以及他的為人，而我們
反對任何形式的偏見。

在星期五NBA所發表對於Rondo處以禁賽的聲明中提到，Rondo是因為「針對場上裁判使用
針對性以及冒犯的字詞和沒有立即離開球場」，而遭到禁賽的處分。

Under typical NBA procedure in these cases, the league had two independent
experts review the tapes of the confrontation, and they confirmed the
referees' accounts on Rondo's language. This was part of the reason why the
league took more than a week to make a ruling on Rondo's punishment.

而在大部分NBA處理這類案子的時候會由兩名專案負責人來檢視比賽影片和衝突發生的現
場，而他們確認了Rondo有做出這樣的舉動，而這也是官方花了一個禮拜之久的時間來宣
判Rondo禁賽的原因。

Rondo denied to league officials he made the comments. When reached on
Monday, a Rondo spokesperson declined comment.

Rondo向官方否認了他曾使用這類的字眼，但到了這星期一，他的發言人卻拒絕為此作出
評論。

Rondo is the third NBA player to be punished for the use of anti-gay slurs,
but the first to be suspended. Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah was fined
$50,000 during the 2011 playoffs for making a slur toward a heckling fan, and
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 for using an anti-gay
slur toward a referee earlier that same season. Both players apologized for
the comments.

Rondo是NBA第三位因為說出歧視同性戀字句而遭到聯盟判罰的球員，但他還是第一位因此
而遭到禁賽的。

芝加哥公牛隊的中鋒Joakim Noah在2011年季後賽曾對一名在場邊叫囂的球迷使用此類的
字句而遭到罰款50000美元；而另一位則是洛杉磯湖人隊的Kobe Bryant，也在2011年球季
因為對裁判使用歧視同性戀的字句而遭到聯盟罰款100,000美元；但事後兩名球員都為自
己的言論公開道歉。

Rondo – who is making $9.5 million this season – is suspended for
Sacramento's game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. He will lose
$86,300 in game salary for the suspension.

今年年薪950萬美元的Rondo因為禁賽而無法出戰和休士頓火箭的比賽，而他因此損失了單
場比賽的薪水─86300美元。

Kennedy is the second NBA referee to make a public announcement about being
gay. Referee Violet Palmer revealed she is gay upon getting married to her
longtime partner, Tanya Stine, in 2014

而Kennedy更是第二位公開出櫃的NBA裁判；NBA的女性執法裁判，Violet Palmer，在2014
年便公開出櫃，並宣布和他交往已久的女友Tanya Stine結婚。

Across 18 NBA seasons, Kennedy has officiated 1,056 regular-season and 68
playoff games, including five NBA Finals games. For FIBA, he officiated in
the 2010 world championships and the 2012 Olympics. He remains the only
referee to work the NBA All-Star Game, NBA Finals and bronze-medal Olympic
game in the same calendar year.

在NBA的18個賽季裡，Kennedy執法了1056場例行賽和68場季後賽，這其中包括了5場總冠
軍賽。

在2010年世界盃和2012年的奧運都有執法的經驗，而他也是至今唯一一位於同一年中吹判
NBA明星賽、總冠軍賽和奧運比賽的NBA裁判。


短評或心得：相信就算Rondo真的有說出這樣的話也是當下比較情緒化的字眼，打球沮喪

的時候難免會出現情緒化的舉動，希望Rondo能好好為自己的行為道歉~


若是翻譯上有謬誤的話還煩請各位大大指證~



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