NBA Star Faces Review After Calling Fan Gay Slur in Twitter DM

New York Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire will likely be investigated -- and punished -- by the NBA after a calling a critical fan a gay slur in a Twitter direct message.

@BFerrelli is a Knicks fan and one of Stoudemire's 675,000 followers on the microblogging network. Stoudemire is a high-profile free agent who joined the Knicks in 2010 before battling injuries and hurting his hand in a one-sided fight with a fire extinguisher's glass case near the end of this most recent disappointing Knicks season.

After Stoudemire tweeted about a Saturday morning workout, @BFerrelli responded with this message:

About two hours later @BFerrelli posted this tweet, which included a screenshot o…
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