Over the past week, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been at the center of quite a controversy after he shared a link to an antisemitic film on Twitter then initially defended his actions and refused to delete the Tweet. Irving did eventually delete the Tweet and share a statement acknowledging the impact of his actions and donated $500,000, but that isn’t good enough to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
On Thursday morning, Adam Silver shared a statement absolutely blasting Kyrie Irving for his “reckless decision,” saying that he will be meeting with the Nets guard next week to “discuss this situation.”
The following was released by the NBA. pic.twitter.com/iD3GkJvekR
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) November 3, 2022
“Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive antisemitic material. 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. I will be meeting with Kyrie in person in the next week to discuss this situation,” Silver said in his statement.
Silver’s statement came just a few hours after Kanye West shared a photo of Irving, apparently supporting the Nets star after his own antisemitism controversy.
