{"id":11942,"date":"2022-11-04T03:20:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T03:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/04\/brooklyn-nets-suspend-kyrie-irving-for-at-least-5-games\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T03:20:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T03:20:29","slug":"brooklyn-nets-suspend-kyrie-irving-for-at-least-5-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/04\/brooklyn-nets-suspend-kyrie-irving-for-at-least-5-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets Suspend Kyrie Irving For At Least 5 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-793acf6cf4630a811bd3637fc2e995e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221103_3836ad35b23e4c989a6bf66539b2b590\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:38efc4a6-6c27-4c3d-913e-93f5e456eb6f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/4by3\/2022\/11\/03\/3836ad35b23e4c989a6bf66539b2b590_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"kyrie irving\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-793acf6cf4630a811bd3637fc2e995e4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-32041051b9412b501a81d714011b0aa7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Nets have suspended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kyrie-irving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kyrie Irving<\/strong><\/a> for at the very least 5 video games after the crew says the NBA celebrity repeatedly failed to completely apologize for selling an antisemitic movie, with the org. saying he is &#8220;at the moment unfit to be related to the Brooklyn Nets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-32041051b9412b501a81d714011b0aa7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2880462d921f8a505ca596078f257ca0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The crew launched a press release Thursday evening asserting the transfer &#8230; every week after the 30-year-old, 7x NBA All-Star tweeted a few movie, &#8220;Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2880462d921f8a505ca596078f257ca0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-63818f54bf4288b0024f13c19435bb80\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-article-block canvas-article-block-permalink canvas-article-block--default  \">\n<article class=\"article-block js-track-link\">\n      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/10\/29\/kyrie-irving-pushes-back-antisemitic-labels-promoting-movie\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:7584e28f-af30-4f0f-8b11-3b7b47e7810c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:38efc4a6-6c27-4c3d-913e-93f5e456eb6f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-block__card-img\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive article-block__embed-responsive\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d1\/1by1\/2022\/10\/29\/d126b7bf09384e6abdd7faf3482182cc_xxs.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving Pushes Back on Antisemitic Labels After Promoting Movie\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                          <span class=\"media-credit article-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span>\n                      <\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"article-block__card-title article-block__card-title--has-credit\">\n            Kyrie Irving Pushes Back on Antisemitic Labels After Promoting Movie<br \/>\n          <\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-63818f54bf4288b0024f13c19435bb80--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-35288497bfb85be5fee2641363cd9a70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cOver the final a number of days, we&#8217;ve got made repeated makes an attempt to work with Kyrie Irving to assist him perceive the hurt and hazard of his phrases and actions, which started with him publicizing a movie containing deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,&#8221; the Nets stated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-35288497bfb85be5fee2641363cd9a70--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-17c154cdf8b37c34c6235f748f09d1be\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;We believed that taking the trail of schooling on this difficult state of affairs could be the appropriate one and thought that we had made progress with our joint dedication to eradicating hate and intolerance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-17c154cdf8b37c34c6235f748f09d1be--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3d0e644add8901472ae8350db935078e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Anti-Defamation League says the &#8220;movie promotes beliefs generally discovered amongst antisemitic and extremist factions of the BHI motion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3d0e644add8901472ae8350db935078e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dd4669ce59b68cdb7623ba212f347545\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-cd65d8ac-669b-4b2c-b63e-8de29b848700-1513680456-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-cd65d8ac-669b-4b2c-b63e-8de29b848700-1513680456-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fa\/16by9\/2022\/11\/03\/fac5168944d1404eb1f9c9d5f55a33b9_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">SNY<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dd4669ce59b68cdb7623ba212f347545--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4343053de1adad28d96a1d742cba69fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>However, regardless of the joint assertion Wednesday evening the place Irving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/02\/kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-each-donating-500k-fight-hate-antisemitism-anti-defamation-league-adl-eradicate-hate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>acknowledged hurting the Jewish group<\/strong><\/a> and pledging $1 million ($500K from Kyrie, Nets), many individuals, together with commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/adam-silver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Adam Silver<\/strong><\/a> have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/03\/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-slams-kyrie-irving-apology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>unmoved by Kyrie&#8217;s phrases<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4343053de1adad28d96a1d742cba69fc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3bfd2c0bd50b738a915c5b44bf6eb4c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>On Thursday, he met with members of the media, and once more refused to straight apologize.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3bfd2c0bd50b738a915c5b44bf6eb4c6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7b455d0e046578801baec1bb3856f1dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cWe were dismayed today, when given an opportunity in a media session, that Kyrie refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs, nor acknowledge specific hateful material in the film. This was not the first time he had the opportunity \u2014 but failed \u2014 to clarify.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7b455d0e046578801baec1bb3856f1dc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bcc97e537a350e27a24174a9152d6dff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This morning&#8217;s media session was clearly the final straw for the franchise &#8230; which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/01\/brooklyn-nets-fire-steve-nash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>struggling on the court docket<\/strong><\/a>, as properly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bcc97e537a350e27a24174a9152d6dff--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fa38adf6d6b3fb39b2af2b7e1ed238b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cSuch failure to disavow antisemitism when given a transparent alternative to take action is deeply disturbing, is towards the values of our group, and constitutes conduct detrimental to the crew. Accordingly, we&#8217;re of the view that he&#8217;s at the moment unfit to be related to the Brooklyn Nets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fa38adf6d6b3fb39b2af2b7e1ed238b2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a761c175ceb846bf42aae9b76170c277\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-article-block canvas-article-block-permalink canvas-article-block--default  \">\n<article class=\"article-block js-track-link\">\n      <a class=\"article-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/01\/fans-wear-fight-antisemitism-shirts-courtside-nets-game\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:81c3e46b-1898-42b7-b829-7ab4dad4d579\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:38efc4a6-6c27-4c3d-913e-93f5e456eb6f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;article-block&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;article&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-block__card-img\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive article-block__embed-responsive\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a1\/1by1\/2022\/11\/01\/a17f574327a548f8ad97dcb10f4579d0_xxs.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fans Protest Kyrie Irving Comments With 'Fight Antisemitism' Shirts At Nets Game\"\/>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                          <span class=\"media-credit article-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span>\n                      <\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"article-block__card-title article-block__card-title--has-credit\">\n            Fans Protest Kyrie Irving Comments With &#8216;Fight Antisemitism&#8217; Shirts At Nets Game<br \/>\n          <\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a761c175ceb846bf42aae9b76170c277--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a7282031ed94e81fc3ae197de3a3a2a7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>FYI, Brooklyn has one of many largest Jewish populations in America.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a7282031ed94e81fc3ae197de3a3a2a7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1f471dd99884d1fe8f63feb2881d92f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Nets continued &#8230; &#8220;We have determined that Kyrie will serve a suspension with out pay till he satisfies a collection of goal remedial measures that tackle the dangerous influence of his conduct and the suspension interval served is a minimum of 5 video games.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d1f471dd99884d1fe8f63feb2881d92f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ebb2c45ec0f1204660f53952c7a8984f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Nets will play the Washington Wizards Friday evening in D.C. Irving is not going to be on the ground. If he serves the minimal suspension, he&#8217;d be eligible to return towards the Lakers on November thirteenth in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ebb2c45ec0f1204660f53952c7a8984f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4a69031f88a26da891d1321be81851dd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But, given Kyrie&#8217;s hesitation to express regret, that is a large IF.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4a69031f88a26da891d1321be81851dd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0aafbf3b495ad8e7062fbf97277a128c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>Story growing &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0aafbf3b495ad8e7062fbf97277a128c--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Nets have suspended Kyrie Irving for at the very least 5 video games after the crew says the NBA celebrity repeatedly failed to completely apologize for selling an antisemitic movie, with the org. saying he is &#8220;at the moment unfit to be related to the Brooklyn Nets.&#8221; The crew launched a press release [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11942","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}