Kyrie Irving makes plea to President Biden to free Brittney Griner

On Friday, Lakers forward LeBron James finally addressed the Kyrie Irving situation, a day after the Brooklyn Nets guard and former teammate on the Cleveland Cavaliers was suspended for anti-semitic comments.

The consequences for Kyrie Irving continue after he promoted of an antisemitic book and movie on social media.

They say the third time’s the charm, but it remains to be seen if that is the case for Kyrie Irving.

Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has found himself at the center of another controversy after he shared a link to a documentary that espouses antisemitic views.

NBA star Kyrie Irving has been suspended from playing basketball for his failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”

Amid an escalating crisis around anti-Semitic tropes promoted by all-star point guard Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets have announced this evening that Irving will be suspended without pay “until he satisfies a series of objective material measures that address the harmful impact of his conduct and the suspension period served is no less than five games.”

One day after he issued a carefully-worded statement that stopped short of the words “I’m sorry” in relation to a link he posted to an antisemitic film, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving was asked at practice today whether he holds any antisemitic views.

After a week of controversy and deflection, Brooklyn Nets’ superstar Kyrie Irving admitted that posting a link to an antisemitic documentary on his Instrgram account had a “negative impact…on the Jewish community and I take responsibility.”

Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison in Russia on drug possession charges, and just last week, her appeal of that sentencing was . Since she was first detained in the country in February, the American government and various human rights organizations have been working round the clock in an effort to bring her home.

On the day when Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash was fired after his team started the season 2-5, the talking heads on TNT’s Emmy-winning Inside the NBA found themselves talking about Nets player Kyrie Irving and the irony that, while Nash was fired for a record that may or may not have been entirely his fault, Irving has faced no official sanction after sharing a video from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones which contained antisemitic tropes.

UPDATE: A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence of American basketball star Brittney Griner, drawing a rebuke from President Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who called for Griner’s immediate release and decried the “sham judicial proceeding.”

It’s been eight months since WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport, and one NBA superstar wants to make sure she hasn’t been forgotten.

Inspired by the young adult novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, the latest from Paul Feig, “The School for Good and Evil,” is a major departure for the director most known for his riotous comedies like “Spy” and “Bridesmaids“.

reported by CNN, Griner's attorneys, Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov, spent a few hours with her on her birthday. Before they left, she gave them a statement to share with everyone who has been supporting her.«Thank you everyone for fighting so hard to get me home. All the support and love are definitely helping me,» read Griner's statement.The eight-time All-Star is currently only allowed to communicate through her lawyers and letters — all of which are carefully examined by Russian officials before they can be sent.

An adviser to Vladimir Putin has insisted Brittney Griner's release is not a priority for Russia. The 31-year-old basketball star - who normally lives in Houston, Texas with wife Cherelle Griner - was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling in Russia just days before the country launched the ongoing invasion on Ukraine in February and in August, she was sentenced to nine years behind bars. Although US President Joe Biden has vowed to ensure the sportswoman's freedom, Yury Ushakov - one of the Russian leader's top advisors and the country's ambassador to America from 1998 to 2008 - suggested this was nothing more than a bid to bolster support ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release is not imminent.

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss' push to cut taxes for her country's highest earners was a "mistake," President Biden stated Saturday. Truss was forced to scrap large portions of her tax plan last week amid market turmoil and disintegrating public confidence.

Fox News host Dan Bongino slams the Democratic Party and President Biden for depicting a "prettier picture" than the status of the nation's reality on "Unfiltered with Dan Bongino." There's multiple universes there too, in the Biden White House.These guys are full of crap all the time.There's the real universe and there's the full-of-crap universe.That's the Biden universe. Real, full of crap; real, full of crap.

Brian Kilmeade compared Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman's campaign to that of the time President Biden spent many of his days "in the basement" on Saturday's "One Nation."  Things have certainly changed in this election season.The Republicans' dreams of taking back the Senate had originally focused on flipping just one seat and taking the majority, like Georgia. But now, they have to hold a seat.

from her impending divorce that actually makes a lot of sense: Hook up with Kanye West.Obviously the inspiration was some very bigoted statements both West and Greene have made in recent days. “One of Putin’s biggest cheerleaders in the United States, Congressdemon Marjorie Taylor Greene, she’s busy trying to scare voters to the polls,” Kimmel said as he got to the topic in his monologue.