Kevin Durant comments on Kyrie Irving's antisemitism controversy
With Kyrie Irving now suspended for " no less than five games ," his co-star Kevin Durant spoke with the media on Friday about the controversy that's been surrounding his teammate.
Shortly after, "KD" posted on his Twitter account to clarify what he meant with his original Friday morning comments.
Last week, Irving shared an Amazon link on social media for a movie called "Heroes to Negroes: Wake Up Black America," a film that contains a host of antisemitic tropes and falsehoods about Jewish people, including the existence of "Jewish slave ships" and a claim that "many famous high-ranking Jews" worship Satan. The film also contains a fake quote from "Adolph" Hitler.
Following days of immense criticism over his decision to post the link, the Nets and Irving both donated $500,000 to anti-hate causes on Wednesday, to go along with the seven-time All-Star's statement. This came after Irving's father and stepmother reportedly met with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
NBA commissioner Adam Silver released a statement on the matter on Thursday, and when faced with questions on if he had any antisemitic beliefs, Irving gave a bizarre response. Brooklyn decided to hand down the suspension to the former Rookie of the Year on Thursday night.
Following Irving's odd answers to media questions on Thursday, the ADL said that they wouldn't be accepting his donation. After the suspension was announced, Irving eventually posted an apology to his Instagram account.
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