NBA player Kyrie Irving suspended for repeated antisemitism

[Chris]

NBA player Kyrie Irving suspended for repeated antisemitism
The suspension comes one day after Irving and the Nets pledged to donate $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for no fewer than five games Thursday night, saying they were "dismayed" that Irving did not denounce antisemitism when speaking to reporters. The Nets issued a three-paragraph statement saying they'd originally hoped a "path of education" would be enough for Irving to learn his lesson after a recent social media post promoted a book and film with antisemitic messages.

The suspension comes one day after Irving and the Nets pledged to donate $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League to combat "hate and intolerance" in a statement that did not mention Irving's actions nor include an apology from the controversial point guard.

more............. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-721459

 

[SarahRose]

From the article: “The film "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" traces the theory that Jews claimed the religion and identity of the original Israelites, which prompted the enslavement of Africans then brought to America.”

All I can say is…wow.

I don’t know anything about Kyrie Irving but any film promoting that idea is complete garbage.

 

[Chris]

From the article: “The film "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" traces the theory that Jews claimed the religion and identity of the original Israelites, which prompted the enslavement of Africans then brought to America.”

All I can say is…wow.

I don’t know anything about Kyrie Irving but any film promoting that idea is complete garbage.

Yep, a little bit of anti-semitism, a little bit of Black supremacy, and a whole lot of mule fritters.

 

[rks7777]

Very familiar with Irving. I’m a big sports fan and back in the day he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team I follow. Irving is a strange, strange dude.

 

[ItIsFinished!]

Very familiar with Irving. I’m a big sports fan and back in the day he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team I follow. Irving is a strange, strange dude.

He is also young and narcissistic.
He definitely has made several antisemitic remarks .
He use to be an aggressive "Flat Earther". Not sure if he still is or not .
He said he can defend/debate his beliefs because , he knows the Oxford Dictionary.
??? Okay
Oh, and apparently he is in the underwear business. He has some sort of collection...
Oh, and he said there are over 300 million of his ancestors buried in America.
He said he is on a 100% plant based diet.
And , he said he is committed to Islam .

Little bit about Kyrie.

 

[Momma D]

He is also young and narcissistic.
He definitely has made several antisemitic remarks .
He use to be an aggressive "Flat Earther". Not sure if he still is or not .
He said he can defend/debate his beliefs because , he knows the Oxford Dictionary.
??? Okay
Oh, and apparently he is in the underwear business. He has some sort of collection...
Oh, and he said there are over 300 million of his ancestors buried in America.
He said he is on a 100% plant based diet.
And , he said he is committed to Islam .

Little bit about Kyrie.

When reading the OP, I didn't know amything about Irving. Thanks for the intro to him...which I can now totally erase from my memory

 

[DWB]

Free speech goes both ways. There will always be idiots until we return after our call.