Kyrie Irving: 'Anti-semitic' label not justified, meant no disrespect to anyone's religious beliefs

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Kyrie Irving denies antisemitism after Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai condemned the seven-time All Star for promoting a book 'full of antisemitic disinformation.'

for the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” on social media. “I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion,” Tsai wrote."This is bigger than basketball."

“The Brooklyn Nets strongly condemn and have no tolerance for the promotion of any form of hate speech,” the team said in a statement. “We believe that in these situations, our first action must be open, honest dialogue. We thank those, including the ADL, who have been supportive during this time."

 

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