If David Stern wanted to send a message to Kobe Bryant about not talking shit to referees—or, more specifically, not calling referees "fucking f------" (sigh!)—his message just came across loud and clear! The league just announced that KB24 won't be suspended but that he will be subject to a $100,000 fine for making the derogatory remark during last night's Lakers game against the Spurs when one of the game's refs handed him a technical foul. Hmmm...We saw how he reacted when he got a T, so we're kinda wondering what he's saying now... [via TMZ]
If you didn't catch it earlier, here's the videotaped evidence of Kobe's slur:
