That might be a wrap on Kyrie Irving, at least in Brooklyn and maybe elsewhere in the NBA
. He's suspended without pay for"no less than five games."
Irving had major issues from start to finish in Brooklyn. His first year with the Nets was largely lost to a mysterious shoulder injury; his second featured a post-Jan. 6 leave of absence explained only by vague"personal reasons"; he barely played at home last year due to his refusal to get vaccinated amid New York City's mandate.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who obviously could suspend Irving for his conduct, issued a tut-tutting statement Thursday morning."I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize," Silver said, adding that he planned to meet with Irving personally.
Instead of answering"no," Irving twice repeated the phrase,"I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I come from," seeminglyIt's his stubbornness, then, and not posting the movie that got Irving suspended. (As an aside, it's unclear why the league and Nets were so hesitant to give Irving a small punishment in the first place.
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