Kyrie Irving is officially no longer a member of the Brooklyn Nets, and it looks like he might have rethought his feelings about antisemitism on his way out.
You might remember how the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks ignited the biggest controversy of the NBA season when he posted and repeatedly defended a documentary riddled with antisemitic falsehoods and conspiracy theories, such as a false quote from Adolf Hitler, whose name was misspelled.
That saga ended with Irving receiving a suspension from the Nets that eventually lasted eight games and, among other things, issuing an apology to the Jewish community for circulating a documentary that "contained some false, anti-Semitic statements."
Well, The Athletic's Sam Amick noted in a podcast published Tuesday that Irving recently deleted said apology. Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach also noted the apology had been deleted as far back as Jan. 20.
The fact that Irving did so quietly makes it hard to judge his intent, but you have to question what about the statement made him no longer want it on his Instagram feed. For posterity, here's the full deleted apology:
That apology came around the time the Nets issued a list of requirements for Irving to return, such as completing sensitivity training and meeting with Jewish leaders in the Brooklyn community. The All-Star guard was also asked to make a verbal apology through the media, but never did so.
As Irving returned, it was reported that Irving's requirements evolved as he took ownership of the process, drawing praise from the National Basketball Players Association, of which he is a vice president:
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You might remember how the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks ignited the biggest controversy of the NBA season when he posted and repeatedly defended a documentary riddled with antisemitic falsehoods and conspiracy theories, such as a false quote from Adolf Hitler, whose name was misspelled.
That saga ended with Irving receiving a suspension from the Nets that eventually lasted eight games and, among other things, issuing an apology to the Jewish community for circulating a documentary that "contained some false, anti-Semitic statements."
Well, The Athletic's Sam Amick noted in a podcast published Tuesday that Irving recently deleted said apology. Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach also noted the apology had been deleted as far back as Jan. 20.
The fact that Irving did so quietly makes it hard to judge his intent, but you have to question what about the statement made him no longer want it on his Instagram feed. For posterity, here's the full deleted apology:
That apology came around the time the Nets issued a list of requirements for Irving to return, such as completing sensitivity training and meeting with Jewish leaders in the Brooklyn community. The All-Star guard was also asked to make a verbal apology through the media, but never did so.
As Irving returned, it was reported that Irving's requirements evolved as he took ownership of the process, drawing praise from the National Basketball Players Association, of which he is a vice president:
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Kyrie Irving says he 'deletes a lot of things' after taking down apology for sharing antisemitic video
The newest member of the Mavericks removed an apology to the Jewish community for sharing an antisemitic documentary.
