LogGrad98
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Jesus, I'd presume many of you (most?) are the same people who sit at home and bitch about our pathetic, politically correct society. I'm certainly not saying it was right but I certainly also can't say it's therefore wrong. We just don't know. It could be a bit of a douchebag move but we have no idea what their relationship is like (for all we know, this trainer ****s with him and/or other players too) and it makes "work" more fun.
My perspective is from dealing with crap like this from an HR perspective in the workplace. I have seen people suspended and fired for similar behavior. And since at a higher level of management I kind of get involved in all of the cases in the facility as opposed to what might just happen in one group, I have become sensitized to these kinds of behaviors. Bottom line, if the trainer didn't like it, or someone else watching was offended, then it is harassing behavior. It is all about perception, and intent means virtually nothing in that context, other than perhaps helping to determine the extent of possible repercussions (i.e. write-up or suspension or termination, or in this case, fines or what have you).
But then again, the NBA is hardly a normal work environment.
But imho I think it shows that he is a first class ******* to do something like that in such a public place, whether it was normal behavior in the training room or practice is a different thing altogether than during a televised game.