NEW: Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving suspended without pay after promoting a film that contains 'deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,' team announces.
November 3, 2022, 8:36 PMKyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during a break in the action during the first quarter of the game in New York, Oct. 31, 2022.Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been suspended without pay for at least five games after promoting a film that contains "deeply disturbing antisemitic hate," the team announced Thursday.
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during a break in the action during the first quarter of the game in New York, Oct. 31, 2022.The Nets said it has spent the last several days working with Irving to "help him understand the harm and danger of his words and actions, which began with him publicizing a film containing deeply disturbing antisemitic hate."
When pressed to answer yes or no to that question, he said, "I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I come from."
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