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\n The NBA “must take action” against Kobe Bryant for dropping a homophobic slur during last night’s Lakers game … so says the head of the most influential gay rights group on the planet.<\/p>\n

TMZ spoke with Jarrett Barrios — President of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — who tells us, “Kobe’s statement is a start, but the NBA must now take action.”<\/p>\n

Barrios continues, “No matter the intent, slurs like this fuel intolerance. The NBA has a chance to show leadership by taking disciplinary measures and sending a message that words like this have no place in sports.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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