the guy was a student at a British public school who is required to perform menial tasks for a student in a higher class.

then bring that anger to the floor.

50k?? seriously?? I am sure the trashy drunk miami fan yelled something way worse to Noah to get that type of a response. If players are fined than so should the dumbass fans too.

Not cool, not in my house

“When I miss your lips, I’ll put a FIG in my mouth and think of you.”

i’m one to think professional athletes should always keep the cooler heads and tune out fans, but this asswipe was on the radio saying he and his friend were “doing their part as fans” to rattle the Bulls and went specifically after Jo, calling him several profane words and such, got the reaction they wanted from Jo, and then were even approached by security to calm their drunk asses down.
I personally hate this uber-PC friendly world we live in today because I personally like and use edgy commentary (i taught high school for about a year and those kids HATED my politics) and I think this thing is overblown. but I think the fine is ok. Kobe gets suspended because he said it to an official, a fellow
employee of the league, and at any workplace that person would be fired, but in this instance it was at a spectator, who doesn’t have to adhere to the same etiquette. in other words, a fan can go and purposefully provoke knowing they’re not getting fined or suspended.

Take your talents to a local gym and hear the stuff they say.

There are a lot of players who would not have gone this route. He is accepting the consequences and seems to be more worried about how it affects the team than himself.

This is yet another example of why he is my favorite player? No, not because of the words he used but because he is owning up to it like a pro. He’ll learn from this and leave it better.