[Hoot Gibson]

He wasn't being sarcastic and I don't why he'd lie about it on national TV.
Kobe was in the heat of the moment, all of us have said stuff inappropriate when were upset.

The man is 32 years old and lived in the public spotlight since he was in high school. Most of us have never been public figures but know better than to use certain words in public, no matter how angry we are. Like I said, there are many obscenities that would not have slurred any group and resulted in a much lower fine.

I never said Mark Jackson lied - just that he was mistaken or speaking sarcastically. Think about it...if Kobe spent the number of hours in a real classroom necessary to earn a graduate degree, don't you think that you would have heard about it from more than one source by now (not the least of which would be Kobe's own mouth)?