NBA player fined $40,000 for saying 'no homo' during interview. LeBron James used same phrase in 2010 and reportedly wasn't fined.

Blaze media Reports: Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas was fined $40,000 by the National Basketball Association for using "derogatory and disparaging language" during a live interview Thursday night, Yahoo Sports reported .

Following the Nets' win over the Chicago Bulls, TNT’s Jared Greenberg asked if the Nets needed to "bring on the good looks because you were lacking that" — a humorous question based on new guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Dorian Finney-Smith joking at their first news conference after being traded to Brooklyn that the Nets wanted "the best-looking" players given that the team needed "some help in that department," Yahoo Sports said.

Thomas replied, "I seen it, but I was like, man, he's just talking for the laughs. We already had good-looking dudes, no homo."

Dinwiddie, who was standing with Thomas during the interview, responded with a shocked laugh at the comment, while Greenberg said, "All right. [I'm] sure the league office will enjoy that one."