Not backing down. Days after former NBA star Andrew Bogut was heavily criticized for his misogynistic remarks about Kendall Jenner, he has doubled down on his controversial comments in multiple messages.
The Australia native — who played for the L.A. Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and more teams during his professional career — initially shaded the 818 Tequila founder in a Friday, June 24, tweet that social media has deemed deeply sexist.
“With the 2022 @NBA draft completion yesterday, one big name has yet to find a home. Which team will snap up @KendallJenner?? Solid talent, versatile. ?? marks around team culture + habit of endless self promotion,” he wrote via Twitter, seemingly taking aim at the notion that Jenner has dated many NBA stars. “Doctors will need to do medical as body has been banged up.” (For her part, the California native — whose dating history includes Harry Styles and Nick Jonas, in addition to athletes — has repeatedly slammed the idea that she only goes out with basketball players.)
Five days later, the former Dallas Mavericks player issued a sarcastic “apology” for his words.
“I would like to formally apologize for this tweet,” he tweeted on Tuesday, June 28. “My scout take forgot to include the elite level of rebounding. I will do better in the future.”
While the majority of the reactions — to both of his tweets — slammed Bogut’s remarks, others came to his defense. When one user said they “had a laugh” at the retired athlete’s commentary about Jenner, Bogut responded, “How dare you laugh at a joke!!! #sexist.”
While this incident thrust the basketball player back into the spotlight, he spent his decades-long career in brightly-lit NBA courts, making headlines for both his talent (he was the No. 1 draft pick in 2005) and the gruesome injuries he suffered, which ultimately caused him to retire from the league.
After his retirement — and amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — Bogut told ESPN in December 2020 that he was spending more time with his family: wife Jessica O’Sullivan and kids Luka and Nikola.
But “once the world opens up, I’ll try to play in a fair few games and tournaments and whatnot,” he revealed. “I’d like to play in the Aussie Millions, and a few other tournaments around the world, so there’s that.”
Keep scrolling for everything you need to know about Bogut:
Bogut spent decades in the NBA, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks from 2005 to 2012, the Golden State Warriors from 2012 to 2016, the Dallas Mavericks from 2016 to 2017, the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017, the Los Angeles Lakers from 2017 to 2018 and finally, for the Golden State Warriors — again — from 2018 to 2019. During his time with the Cavaliers, he overlapped with Khloé Kardashian’s ex-partner Tristan Thompson. Dean Lewins/EPA/Shutterstock; Brian To/Shutterstock
“I think most of my injuries, to be quite honest, 90 percent of them have just been unlucky,” the Australia native told Grantland in 2014. Among his chief injuries are a badly hurt ankle, a broken leg and an intense arm injury after falling on the court that left him with a fractured hand, sprained wrist and a dislocated elbow. Charlie Neibergall/AP/Shutterstock
The Bucks alum has no regret about his misogynistic comments about Jenner, which include a crude remark about her alleged sex life. “I would like to formally apologize for this tweet,” he sarcastically tweeted after the backlash his initial tweet received. “My scout take forgot to include the elite level of rebounding. I will do better in the future.” Shutterstock(2)
"The decision hasn't been an easy one, but I think it is the right decision," the athlete said, per ESPN, about his decision to retire in November 2020. "The decision that I made and where I will be signing for next season is absolutely nowhere. I will be retiring from professional basketball, effective immediately.” Albert Pena/CSM/Shutterstock
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