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Basketball fans rally around Isaac Humphries after his rival gets benched for making homophobic remarks
condemned three-time champion Corey Webster for saying the Progress Pride flag makes him think of “mental illness.”“The League is disappointed with his comments, which were insensitive and harmful,” said NBL CEO David Stevenson.Webster, who originally deleted his homophobic missive and posted “PROTECT THE CHILDREN” before locking his Twitter/X account, issued a hollow apology shared on his team’s website.“While it certainly wasn’t my intent, I understand the hurt my comments have caused and I am sincerely sorry for this,” he said. “It wasn’t how I intended my comments to be perceived and I will take a break from social media and use that time to better educate myself on the impact comments such as this can make on individuals I may have offended.”Webster’s account is no longer active but his words are hard to believe and full of qualifiers. He says he didn’t intend to disparage LGBTQ+ people, even though he equated the Pride flag with mental illness.