Kyrie Irving will be back playing basketball again for the Brooklyn Nets after an emotional apology today. He was serving an indefinite suspension and had missed eight games for supporting a film containing antisemitic tropes. The Nets lifted his suspension an hour after the apology.
Kyrie Irving Offers Apology For Posting Antisemitic Video -- Only AFTER Nets Suspended Him For At Least Five Games Without Pay
04.11.2022 - 18:13 / perezhilton.com
NBA star Kyrie Irving has been suspended from playing basketball for his failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.”
The Brooklyn Nets suspended their star player indefinitely without pay — and stated the suspension would last at least the next five games — after he published a social media post days ago about a book and movie that contained disturbing antisemitic tropes. Controversy ensued after Irving then refused to apologize for the post early on Thursday in a media session after the team’s practice. Angered by his lack of culpability for posting the unsettling content, the Nets opted to suspend the star.
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In a statement released later on Thursday evening, the organization said Kyrie is “currently unfit to be associated” with the team. They explained:
The Nets also indicated that Irving’s suspension would last “until he satisfies a series of objective remedial measures that address the harmful impact of his conduct.”
Several hours after the suspension was announced, Irving issued an apology in an Instagram post. He wrote:
The basketball star continued:
The disturbing documentary at issue here, which Irving posted via social media, is Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America. When asked about the film earlier on Thursday, hours before his suspension, the pro athlete would not outright say he was not antisemitic.
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Instead, when questioned by reporters, he initially offered this tepid response:
The f**k??
NBA commissioner Adam Silver had also called for accountability. Speaking yesterday morning about the Nets’ donation to the Anti-Defamation
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