bigunreal, here it is:
Morrison was as usual being heckled by a fan. He was constantly heckled in college. Notice the fan called him "white trash" repeatedly. It was probably another one of those loser white fans making fun of his own race. There is a small possibility it could also have been a racist black.
Morrison responded to these attacks with an obscene gesture. I think the league over did the punishment. If a black player responded to racial remarks with a rude gesture he could probably talk his way out of trouble by saying he felt threatened and personally attacked by "racially charged" remarks. There is of course the problem with my argument with the fact that it is almost unheard of for blacks to have disdain for their own race. Any racial remark made by a black about another black is almost definitely either 1) humour 2) A black dissing another black for acting white.
Bobcats' Morrison fined $25,000 for obscene gesture
April 10, 2007
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte Bobcats forward Adam Morrison was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making an obscene gesture to a fan during a game in Miami.
Morrison made the gesture while sitting on the bench late in overtime during Charlotte's 111-103 win over the Heat on Sunday. Morrison did not play in the game because of a sprained knee, the first game he missed this season.
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Morrison said he was being heckled throughout the game.
"I've got to learn to take it, I guess, but I think the guy went over the edge a little bit, calling me 'white trash' over and over again," said Morrison, who also sat out Tuesday's game against Miami. "I reacted naturally and I made a mistake. I hurt the organization and the team. I'm sorry about it and it will never happen again."
Morrison, the No. 3 overall pick in last year's draft, is averaging 11.9 points and is shooting 38 percent from the field this season. Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff said he's still learning how to react to hostile crowds.
"Adam has those sonar ears, like a bat," Bickerstaff said. "That's another thing a rookie has to learn. ... When you move to this level, you've got fans, they're as good at what they as the players on the court."