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The Albany People Who Held An Estate In Land With Certain Manorial Privileges Granted Under The Old Dutch Government Of New York and New Jersey (or, as you might call them, Patroons) are going to have to do without their head coach Michael Ray Richardson. He was let go after his comments about Jews and homosexuals, and finally spoke out on the situation today.

As for his remarks on Jews, he said this:

"That's not a slur. It's like saying that 85 percent of the NBA is black, or 98 percent of hockey is white."

Not quite, man. And here's what his lawyer said about his homosexual slur:

"Can I answer that? I want to answer that. Micheal Ray used that term and immediately apologized. He was in the heat of a game. The heat of competition."

Oh, okay. You're forgiven. Just make sure that any racist, ethnic, or sexist slur you make in the future is done during a game, okay? Because when you're in the heat of competition, you can say anything, and it's okay.

Meanwhile, he did get a little bit of (probably unintentional) moral support from 50-Cent today. 50 was discussing some kind of legal trouble with Tony Yayo (you don't say!) and dropped this in (which you can hear about the 4:05 mark here):

When it comes to civil, you don't have to worry about G-Unit. You have to worry about the J-J-J-J-J-Jew Unit. They the real goon squad. When the lawyers come out, we gonna see what it is."

Yeah, this really wasn't complete until 50 Cent weighed in. Someone should get his take on the Billy Packer thing, too.

It wasn't marked on my calendar, but apparently Tuesday was "Michael Ray Richardson Offends Everyone Day." The former NBA All-Star who was banned from the Association for life for three drug offenses, is coaching his Albany Patroons (I don't know what that means) in the CBA playoffs.

But before and during Tuesday's game against the Yakima Sun-Kings, Richardson decided to air some thoughts on Jews and homosexuals. Consider yourselves lucky, Asians and little people. You were spared. This time. Let's start with the homosexuals. From ESPN.com news services:

According to the Times Union, Richardson told a fan who heckled him early in Tuesday's game, "Shut the [expletive] up." And near game's end, he shouted at another heckler, "Shut the [expletive] up, you [derogatory term for gay men]."

Any guesses on that one? I'm thinking it rhymes with "shag it," and is one of Tim Hardaway's favorite words.

And, as promised, let's not forget the Jews. Richardson was discussing a contract that was offered to him by the team with a couple of reporters (the CBA has reporters?) in his office.

"I've got big-time lawyers," Richardson said, according to the Times Union. "I've got big-time Jew lawyers."

When told by the reporters that the comment could be offensive to people because it plays to the stereotype that Jews are crafty and shrewd, he responded with, "Are you kidding me? They are. They've got the best security system in the world. Have you ever been to an airport in Tel Aviv? They're real crafty. Listen, they are hated all over the world, so they've got to be crafty."

He didn't stop there. There's another whole paragraph about the craftiness of the Jew. In fact, one of the most amazing things about this is how, just like Dan Le Batard did in the Tim Hardaway situation, a reporter tried to a throw Richardson a life preserver, and he just shoved it away.

Here's a tip, pro athletes, retired athletes, and banned-for-life coaches: When a reporter says something to you like, "Hey, you know that might be offensive," it's probably in your best interest to just stop talking for a while. Sit the next few plays out.