Kevin Durant was fined by the National Basketball Association on Friday over social media messages he exchanged with comic-actorMichael Rapaport.
The fine total was $50,000, according to the league. Durant was fined for using "offensive and derogatory language," according to a statement from the league, which noted the NBA star "acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate." Durant on Thursday addressed the messages he is accused of sending toRapaport, which reportedly included threatening language and anti-gay and misogynistic slurs after the actor mocked him over social media. "I'm sorry that people seen that language I used," Durant told reporters.
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