"OKLAHOMA CITY -- Houston Rockets star center Alperen Sengun expressed remorse for repeatedly calling a female referee "a b----" earlier this week, saying that he apologized immediately after the game. The incident, which resulted in Sengun's ejection in Wednesday's 114-93 loss to the Boston Celtics, went viral online in the following days with enhanced audio making his insult to Jenna Reneau clear."
""That was immature by me," Sengun said, addressing the incident publicly for the first time after the Rockets' 112-106 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. "That was just in the moment, and I said some stuff I shouldn't say, but I felt bad about it." Sengun was ejected after protesting a no-call on his drive to the basket midway through the fourth quarter of Wednesday's loss to the Celtics."
Alperen Sengun apologized for repeatedly using a derogatory term toward a female referee and said he apologized immediately after the game. Sengun called Jenna Reneau a derogatory name during a game that led to his ejection in a 114-93 loss to the Boston Celtics; enhanced audio later made the insult clear. Sengun described his words as immature, said they occurred in the heat of the moment, and stated he felt bad about them. He went to the officials' locker room after the game, shook Reneau's hand, apologized, and said she understood.
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