NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says he's disappointed that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving hasn't apologized for tweeting about a film that includes antisemitic disinformation, or denounced the 'vile and harmful content' in the film.
they would each donate $500,000 to anti-hate groups. Irving also said he was"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.""Just because I posted the documentary, it does not mean I'm antisemitic, and it doesn't mean I'm automatically standing with everyone that is believing in that," he said.
Irving posted a link for the film"Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" on Oct. 27. The film is filled with conspiracy theories about Jewish people, including false claims that they dominated the slave trade. that Irving appeared to support a film"based on a book full of antisemitic disinformation." was considered not strong enough by some, including"NBA on TNT" co-host Charles Barkley, who slammed Silver and the league for not suspending Irving.
"You're not going to take my $40 million and insult my religion," Barkley said, referring to Irving's reported salary."I think the NBA, they have made a mistake." Chuck reacts to Kyrie Irving’s social media posts promoting an antisemitic film
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