Published 1 year ago

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games without pay

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The Brooklyn Nets are suspending Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay, saying they were dismayed by his failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.” Hours after Irving refused to issue the apology that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sought for posting a link to an antisemitic work on his Twitter feed, the Nets said that Irving is “currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets.”

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BBC News

Kyrie Irving suspended over anti-Semitic posts

The seven-time All-Star has been suspended for five games after sharing an anti-Semitic film online.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving over ‘failure to disavow antisemitism’

The Nets are suspending Kyrie Irving for at least five games, saying they were dismayed by his failure to ‘unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs’

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

NBA | Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for refusing to disavow anti-Semitism

Kyrie Irving has faced heavy criticism since posting a link to a 2018 documentary film on Twitter last week. Civil rights activists have called the film anti-Semitic

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving without pay for 'failure to disavow antisemitism'

The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay Thursday, dismayed by his repeated failure to 'unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs.'

1 year ago·Canada

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The Independent

Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving without pay for boosting antisemitic movie

NBA team took action a week after Irving tweeted about controversial movie

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Kyrie Irving apologizes after suspension, says he's fighting anti-Semitism

Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving apologized late on Thursday for promoting a film he said contained "false anti-Semitic statements," just hours after his team suspended him for not disavowing anti-Semitism.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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