NBA Commissioner Condemns Kyrie Irving for Antisemitic Tweet
Adam Silver says Nets star should offer ‘unqualified apology’ for his actions
National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said that Kyrie Irving’s promise to donate $500,000 to groups that fight hate after he shared an antisemitic video on his Twitter account doesn’t go far enough.
Irving, a point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, “made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive antisemitic material,” Silver said in a statement. “While we appreciate the fact that he agreed to work with the Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize.”