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Chris Wylde Drew Gooden Slur: Mav Allegedly Calls Wylde "Faggot"

by Jon Azpiri | November 3, 2009 at 01:39 pm

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The NBA is investigating an incident involving Dallas Mavericks forward Drew Gooden. Gooden reportedly used a homophobic slur at a fan sitting behind his team's bench during Saturday's Mavs-Clippers game at LA's Staples Center. According to reports, Gooden reacted to two fans who were mocking teammate Dirk Nowitzki.

So what did Drew Gooden say? After the game, Gooden reportedly turned to the fans and called them "faggots." One of the fans in question was Chris Wylde, an actor and Clippers season ticket holder.

Wylde talked about his experience with Drew Gooden.

"After the game we went to the souvenir shop and my friend said he wanted to check if one of the kiosks had a particular jersey he was looking for, so he headed back through the stadium and I followed a few feet behind. I saw him look shocked and turn to me, then I heard from Drew Gooden who was surrounded by three or four guys walking past me and pointing to me, 'there's that other faggot.' He had said 'there's that faggot' about my friend and that's why he turned to me shocked. It was completely unsolicited. We said nothing to him during the game, or in the hallway. He just called us both 'faggots' because he's a bigoted spoiled bully."

According to a Dallas newspaper, the team has said that Drew Gooden was not the one to have used the homophobic slur.

A Mavericks' source said today that Gooden is not the person who made the remark after the game directed at Clippers fans who were seated near the Mavericks' bench during the game.