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Well, at this point we certainly know what Adam Silver decided to be for Halloween: Nero, bedecked in his finest Roman gowns, blissfully pulling a bow across his fiddle while the Nets burned.
The NBA commissioner finally cleared his throat Thursday morning, finally used Kyrie Irving’s name, and finally provided something of a stern commentary about Irving’s self-immolation.
If you are keeping score at home that would be seven days since Irving first posted a link for his 21 million-plus social media followers to a virulently anti-Semitic movie; five days since Irving doubled-down on his decision to do that; four days since Irving deleted the tweet in question; and one day after Irving and the Nets tried to buy their way into the Anti-Defamation League’s good graces by pledging a $1 million bribe — um, donation — paired with another non-apology statement from Irving.
Silver’s statement came out at almost the same time Thursday that Irving once again held court and lectured reporters on the many difficulties of Being Kyrie — and, once again, refused to even remotely apologize for the tweet. If anything, he was even more defiant Thursday than he was Saturday.
Silver’s statement? Oh, it had some strong sentiments in there.
“Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive anti-Semitic material,” he said.
“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.”
And then, this: “I will be meeting with Kyrie in person in the next week to discuss the situation.
