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In the crunch NBA Cup semi-final, with 3.1 seconds left, the Warriors were leading the Rockets by one point.
After Steph Curry missed a three, Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga and Rockets’ Jalen Green dived for the loose ball.
Doncic tried to talk to Kennedy about the call again right before the officials were about to make an announcement on the play, a decision that Kennedy didn’t take kindly to. Ben Taylor, a referee who worked on the game, mentioned what Rondo said: “You’re a motherf–king f—-t. This is just to let young kids know that we can exist, we can be successful in all different ways.”
Che Flores becomes NBA's first out nonbinary and transgender referee
Che Flores is the NBA’s first out nonbinary and transgender referee, making that revelation in a story published by GQ on Monday.
Flores, who uses the pronoun they, is entering their second season as an NBA staff referee, after working 35 games last season.
Rondo was suspended one game for his conduct. We shouldn’t take all of this stuff so seriously anyway. .
Knowing there are gay people in sports, from the athletes to the referees, represents diversity and a more accepting future. You never know who might be part of the LGBTQ community and not out.
Luka Doncic had 37 points and 10 assists.
And yet, the flashiest performer of the night was somebody who wasn’t even playing in the Lakers’ 140-126 victory.
Kennedy dramatically paused for effect before letting the audience know what the ruling was. Would the players accept me?
via: ABC15Kennedy further said that coming out as gay could’ve cost him his NBA job and could jeopardize his entire career, but in 2015, he thought enough was enough.
The NBA referee came out as gay but has kept other details about his personal life away from the public.
He isn’t available on social media and hasn’t shared anything about his partner or family.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Kennedy previously said his most memorable NBA assignment was his first NBA Finals: Game 3 of the 2010 Finals between the Celtics and the Lakers.
- In 2015, NBA head coach Doc Rivers denied using an anti-gay slur against Kennedy despite former NBA referee Tim Donaghy claiming Doc Rivers did so.
He felt inclined to come out in 2015 after longtime Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo called him a gay slur during a game. .
Billy has officiated over 1420 regular season games across 25 seasons as an NBA staff official and worked on 139 playoff games.
These play-off games include six NBA Finals games.
Many of Flores’ colleagues learned when they revealed it at preseason meetings last month.
Flores has worked games for about a decade in both the G League and the WNBA. Bill Kennedy has enjoyed flamboyantly doing his job for decades and always spices things up in ways that can truly be enjoyed by LGBTQ sports fans.
In his interview, Billy said,
I am proud to be an NBA referee and I and proud to be a gay man.
Billy Kennedy Began Officiating Games When He Was 12
In June 2024, Billy sat down for an interview with ABC15’s Nick Ciletti to celebrate Pride Month.
In his interview, Billy shared a few childhood stories of him and how he became involved as a referee.
Billy loved basketball from a young age and was part of The Boys Club, where he would go, enjoy, learn, and grow as a person.
He started at eight years old, and when he turned 12, he got to referee the eight-year-old game as their referee didn’t show up.
When asked by Ciletti if he was ever scared his secret would come out and derail his entire career, Billy said,
It scared me to death.
This is just to let young kids know that we can exist, we can be successful in all different ways.”
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
This shouldn’t be shocking to longtime NBA fans.