In a message posted to Instagram, the Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving apologized “to all Jewish families and communities that are hurt and affected from my post,” acknowledging that he had posted the link to the documentary which “contained some false antisemitic statements, narratives and language that were untrue and offensive.”
“I initially reacted out of emotion to being unjustly labeled antisemitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish Brothers and Sisters that were hurt from the hateful remarks made in the documentary,” Kyrie continued.
“I want to clarify any confusion on where I stand fighting against antisemitism by apologizing for posting the documentary without context and a factual explanation outlining the specific beliefs in the documentary I agreed with.”
Despite his apology, Irving was handed an indefinite suspension, which the Brooklyn Nets said would be at least five games, for posting the link to a film that is hosted on Amazon.
“He still has work to do,” Brooklyn owner Joe Tsai, who has close ties to the Chinese Communist Party, told The Post on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, who is also NBPA vice president like Irving, finds Joe Tsai’s hypocrisy ‘alarming’ amid Kyrie’s suspension and calls out the Nets owner’s connection to China.
“His response was alarming to me, I tweeted that out [Sunday]. He didn’t say that the organization was working together to get Kyrie back on the floor. He said that he had more work to do,” Brown said. “And our society has more work to do, including Joe Tsai. It’s 2022. It takes 10 minutes of time to see who these business owners, corporations, etcetera, who they’re associated with and who they’re doing business with, who they’re affiliated with.”
“I’m vice president of the union, and it’s part of my job to protect our players legally,” Brown continued. “And to see Phil Knight first come out and condemn Kyrie, and also see Joe Tsai say he has more work to do – I think it’s time for a larger conversation. And Adam came out and said in a statement that he doesn’t believe Kyrie Irving is anti-Semitic, and yet he’s still suspended indefinitely.”
Irving, who is averaging 26.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest this year, missed his seventh game on Tuesday night as the Brooklyn Nets faced the Sacramento Kings. Brooklyn appeared to need Kyrie, who is earning $36.9 million this season in the final year of his deal, after suffering a 32-point loss.
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