Bennie Adams
Bennie Adams is an American professional basketball referee in the National [Basketball Association].
In a regular season game between the San [Antonio Spurs] and the Los [Angeles Lakers] on April 12, 2011, Adams called a technical foul on Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. In frustration of the call, Bryant called Adams a derogatory gay term. On the following day, the NBA fined Bryant $100,000. The Lakers and Bryant later apologized for the use of the word.