(Jewish Group) Kyrie Irving 'Apologizes Deeply' for Boosting Antisemitic Film
Kyrie Irving has apologized and given some explanation of his actions in a new interview with SNY following the fallout that came after he boosted a film that pushed antisemitic tropes, linking his 4.5 million Twitter followers to Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, as Rolling Stone first reported.
After he participated in two news conferences where he didn’t “unequivocally” apologize or disavow the antisemitic content in the film, the Nets suspended him on Nov. 3. Hours later, Irving issued an apology via Instagram. However, a mere five days before, he gave a non-apology, saying he never meant any disrespect — and he also never officially said he was sorry at that time.
The point guard is expected to return to the court on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies after having been suspended for nearly two weeks and missing eight games. In that time, he told SNY that he has had time to reflect and has met with members of the Jewish community, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and Nets governors Joe and Clara Wu Tsai. One of the conditions of his suspension included that he satisfy “a series of objective remedial measures that address the harmful impact of his conduct.”
“I really want to focus on the hurt that I caused or the impact that I made within the Jewish community. Putting some type of threat, or assumed threat, on the Jewish community,” Irving told SNY. “I just want to apologize deeply for all my actions throughout the time that it’s been since the post was first put up. I’ve had a lot of time to think. But my focus, initially, if I could do it over, would be to heal and repair a lot of my close relationships with my Jewish relatives, brothers and sisters.”
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