Adam Silver released a statement on Kyrie Irving and said that he will meet with him in the next week to discuss the situation
Saturday, taking several jabs at reporters who asked questions about the tweet.
“Did I do anything illegal? Did I hurt anybody?” Irving asked reporters in regard to the tweet. “Did I harm anybody? Am I going out and saying that I hate one specific group of people?”, he said in part, “The ‘Anti-Semitic’ label that is being pushed on me is not justified and does not reflect the reality or truth I live in everyday.” The Nets, NBA and NBPA released statements condemning antisemitism following his tweet and subsequent comments.
Finally, on Wednesday night, Irving and the Anti-Defamation League released a statement where the guard said, “I am aware of the negative impact of my post towards the Jewish community and I take responsibility. I do not believe everything said in the documentary was true or reflects my morals and principles.” He did not apologize for his tweet about the film or his subsequent comments. by donating $500,000 to causes and organizations that work to fight hate speech.
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