Actor, Chris Wylde says Mavericks Center Made a Gay Slur

ESPN DALLAS:  A team source denied accusations that Dallas Mavericks center/forward Drew Gooden used a homosexual slur to insult a couple of Los Angeles Clippers fans Saturday night.

The NBA is reviewing the incident, according to league spokesman Tim Frank.

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One of the fans made the accusations to Outsports.com, a Web site that focuses on gay issues in sports. The team source said that a man walking out of the Staples Center with Gooden was the one who made the offensive comments.

Chris Wylde, a 33-year-old Clippers season-ticket holder, who is not gay, said the comments were made after he and his friend sat courtside, adjacent to the Mavericks bench, and did some “good-natured” heckling.  Read full story here

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