The Brooklyn Nets and their all-star point guard Kyrie Irving announce that each of them will donate $500,000 to the Anti-Defamation League after Irving tweeted a link to a film that critics say promotes antisemitic tropes.
November 2, 2022, 6:13 PMKyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets brings the ball up the court during the fourth quarter of the game against the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center in New York, Nov. 1, 2022.The Brooklyn Nets and their all-star point guard Kyrie Irving have announced that each of them will donate $500,000 to the Anti-Defamation League after Irving tweeted a link to a film that critics say promotes antisemitic tropes.
The Nets and the NBA have since released statements denouncing Irving's tweet and maintaining their intolerance for antisemitism and any form of hate speech. However, former athletes and Jewish leaders argue the team and the league need to go a step further, calling for them to hold Irving accountable through disciplinary measures.
Then-Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo was suspended in 2015 after directing an anti-gay slur at an NBA referee. Last year, the Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard received a $50,000 fine and was suspended for one week after making an anti-Semitic slur during a livestream while playing video games. Asked why Irving hasn't been disciplined for his tweet, Nets general manager Sean Marks told reporters: "I think we are having these discussions behind the scenes. I honestly don't want to really get into those right now...Really just trying to weigh out exactly what the best course of action is here."
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