The New York franchise has decided to punish the American base for spreading anti-Semitic content on its social networks
The troubles don’t end in Brooklyn at this start of the season. In addition to the sports crisis (they entered the league with a negative balance of 2-6), Kyrie Irving has been suspended for five games for promoting the anti-Semitic documentary “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” on his Twitter.
The Nets have issued a harsh statement announcing that they will secede from the team and suspend the U.S. point guard’s salary. “Failing to reject anti-Semitism is deeply disturbing, goes against the values of our organization and constitutes behavior that is harmful to the team. Accordingly, we believe he is currently unfit to play for the Brooklyn Nets,” the franchise said in a statement.
This is the team’s second sanction against the player, who was already removed in September 2021 for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19. At the time, the former Cleveland Cavaliers player claimed there were “secret societies that used vaccines to hook up blacks to a master computer.”
This morning, certainly too late, Irving apologized to the Jewish community and admitted that his intention was not to “do any harm.” “I had no intention of ignoring Jewish history related to the Holocaust or perpetuating any hatred. I learn from this unfortunate event and hope I can find understanding in all of you. I am no different from any other human being. I am a seeker of truth and knowledge and I know who I am,” said the player.
Source: La Verdad
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