Nets’ proprietor Joe Tsai condemned his star level guard, Kyrie Irving, for a tweet that shared an antisemitic movie.
Tsai launched a press release Friday evening on Twitter.
“I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation,” Tsai tweeted. “I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion.”
Irving shared a film referred to as “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.” According to Rolling Stone, “The video is based on a venomously antisemitic book which asserts that “many famous high-ranking Jews” have “admitted” to “worship[ing] Satan or Lucifer.”
The 30-year-old level guard is not any stranger to controversy. Irving posted a clip on Twitter in September of Alex Jones selling conspiracy theories and sat out a majority of the Nets’ residence video games final season as a result of reluctance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Nets group additionally launched a press release condemning Irving’s newest tweet.
“The Brooklyn Nets strongly condemn and have no tolerance for the promotion of any form of hate speech,” the crew stated Friday. “We believe that in these situations, our first action must be open, honest dialogue. We thank those, including the ADL (Anti-Defamation League), who have been supportive during this time.”
Irving has not addressed his choice to share the movie.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com