Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie for ‘no less than 5 games’ after anti-Semitic posts
Kyrie Irving’s suspension comes then the athlete promoted an anti-Semitic film on social media.
The Brooklyn Nets are resolutely against antisemitism.
On Thursday, the Brooklyn Nets organization declared that Kyrie Irving would be suspended for at least five games without pay. The suspension comes after the NBA, and Irving teams on Wednesday pledged a joint donation of $1 million to organizations working to “eradicate hate and intolerance.”
According to a statement the Nets shared on social media, the team has made repeated efforts over the past few days. To work with Irving and help him “understand the danger and danger of his words and actions. He asked if he apologized for tweeting a link promoting the 2018 film based on the 2014 book Jewish for Negroes. Awakening Black America.
He countered that there were “questionable” things about the film but faile to take a clear stance.
The film, originally written as a book by Ronald Dalton in 2014, contains anti-Semitic tropes and stereotypes. Including the extreme views of black Israeli Jews who claim that blacks are the only true descendants of ancient Israel, according to Rolling Stone. .
The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that radical Israeli Jews. Perpetuate the anti-Semitic belief that ‘so-called’ Jews steal their identity and ‘birthright. At the same time, the Anti-Defamation League notes that the Black Israel Movement is organizationally divide over who acts. Semi-independent” and not all anti-Semitic.
They also stated that “a failure to refute antisemitism when given the obvious opportunity to do so is alarming” and goes against the values of the Nets organization.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced he would meet with Irving this weekend.