Bill Kennedy

NBA referee Kennedy tells Yahoo he is gay after Rondo’s slur

(AP) — Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy has told Yahoo Sports he is gay after Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo directed a gay slur at him during a game. Kennedy tells Yahoo he is “proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man,” adding that he chose to come out in hopes of sending a message “that you must allow no one to make you feel ashamed of who you are.” Rondo was suspended one game by the NBA for directing a derogatory and offensive term toward a referee in the Kings’ game against