Kyrie Irving is facing pushback from the commissioner and others over an antisemitic tweet.
Kyrie Irving will put $500,000 toward organizations working to combat intolerance and hate, but NBA commissioner Adam Silver still wants more from the Brooklyn Nets star.
Silver said Thursday that Irving should specifically apologize for tweeting a link to an antisemitic film and denounce the hateful messages the film contains.
“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 the situation,” the commissioner said in a statement.
