NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Kyrie Irving met Tuesday morning in New York and they had a productive and understanding visit, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets.
How the meeting might impact Irving’s suspension by the Nets, and whether the league might take any action, remains to be seen. The franchise grounded their star guard for a minimum of five games after he promoted on his Twitter account a film that has been denounced as antisemitic. Irving must meet six requirements before the suspension might be lifted.
Silver issued a statement last week about Irving’s “reckless decision” and failure to offer an “unqualified apology” denouncing the “vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize.” Irving eventually deleted the tweet and apologized after being suspended.
Prior to the meeting, a report suggested that Irving may never wear a Brooklyn uniform again.
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