Kyrie Irving returned to the Barclays Center after serving more than a two-week suspension, with support outside coming from a group of Black Hebrew Israelites.
The Brooklyn Nets star was suspended on Nov. 4 after he publicized an anti-Semitic film on social media and refused to apologize or say that he doesn't hold anti-Semitic beliefs. He returned on Sunday for the game between the Nets and Memphis Grizzlies.The crowd of Black Hebrew Israelites stood outside the arena handing out fliers. A video caught the group walking toward the Barclays Center in support of Irving's return, chanting"We are the real Jews" and"Time to wake up.
"I would like to be on a platform where I could openly share how I feel without being harshly criticized or being labeled or dealing with outside perceptions that have nothing to do with me,” Irving said. "I was not aware of what specific group that was outside of Barclay’s Center tonight," Brown wrote."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 Omega psi phi showing support."
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