Jaylen Brown on Monday additional defined a tweet he posted in help of Kyrie Irving’s return that included a video of a gaggle of Black Hebrew Israelites spewing dangerous propaganda, saying he wasn’t conscious of the group’s id.
Irving returned for the Nets on Sunday after an eight-game suspension stemming from when he posted a hyperlink to an antisemitic film on Twitter. Outside Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a big contingent from the group Israel United in Christ – which has been recognized as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center – lined up exterior the world in help of Irving’s return.
Brown quote-tweeted a video of the supporters, writing, “Energy,” however later clarified himself after studying what the group represents.
Energy https://t.co/MkVCW3Wfwi
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) November 20, 2022
“I was not aware of what specific group that was outside of Barclay’s Center tonight. I was celebrating the unification of our people welcoming the return of Kyrie to the court, first glance I thought it was a known fraternity the (C/Que’s) Omega psi phi (step’n) showing support,” Brown tweeted on Sunday.
Brown, who has been an energetic supporter of Irving throughout his suspension, expanded on his ideas of the state of affairs whereas speaking to reporters in Chicago earlier than the Celtics performed the Bulls on Monday.
“I didn’t have my reading glasses on,” Brown advised reporters. “I didn’t know who that group was. But my instincts once I first noticed that video was that I come from a neighborhood torn daily by systemic representations and imagery of violence in our neighborhood, so once I noticed that video, it struck a chord for various causes. …
“I saw a large group of people from our community showing support for (Irving) and his return. So me being proud of that support and being proud of our community for doing that does not mean I endorse or celebrate some of the things that were being done or being said.”
“My instincts when I saw that was I didn’t notice which group it was,” Brown continued. “I just noticed the support, and that’s what I commented on and I reemphasized. I don’t think that everything that’s being said or being done is something that I endorse or represent.”
As of Monday evening, Brown’s preliminary tweet was nonetheless up and he mentioned he doesn’t plan to delete it.
“Removing the tweet would be removing my support for him and his return,” Brown advised reporters. “That was what my agenda was when I tweeted it. I think anybody trying to discontort or misconstrue what my support was has a separate agenda at hand. That’s now what I was trying to do at all.”
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