Brooklyn Nets condemn Kyrie Irving for promotion of antisemitic film

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Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the shot against the Milwaukee Bucks successful Game Two of the Second Round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs astatine Barclays Center connected June 07, 2021 successful New York City.

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After Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving promoted an antisemitic movie and publication connected societal media Thursday, his squad and team-owner Joe Tsai issued statements Friday condemning his actions.

"I'm disappointed that Kyrie appears to enactment a movie based connected a publication afloat of anti-semitic disinformation," Tsai wrote connected Twitter. "I privation to beryllium down and marque definite helium understands this is hurtful to each of us, and arsenic a antheral of faith, it is incorrect to beforehand hatred based connected race, ethnicity oregon religion."

Irving posted a tweet Thursday linking to an Amazon leafage for the movie "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America," which is "stuffed with antisemitic tropes," according to an earlier study from Rolling Stone. The movie was released successful 2018 and is based connected a 2015 publication by the aforesaid name.

Irving has not publically addressed his determination to beforehand the film.

"The Brooklyn Nets powerfully condemn and person nary tolerance for the promotion of immoderate signifier of hatred speech," the squad said successful a connection Friday. "We judge that successful these situations, our archetypal enactment indispensable beryllium open, honorable dialogue. We convey those, including the ADL (Anti-Defamation League), who person been supportive during this time."

Irving's station follows a bid of antisemitic comments made by Ye, the rapper formerly known arsenic Kanye West, successful caller weeks. Adidas, Gap, Foot Locker and different organizations person since chopped ties with Ye and outgo him his billionaire status.

The Anti-Defamation League, StopAntisemistism and the International Legal Forum applauded the determination by Adidas connected Tuesday.

Irving was antecedently benched by the Nets successful 2021 for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19. It is unclear whether his societal media station volition interaction his quality to play.

The Nets volition play the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

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