Brooklyn Nets proprietor Joe Tsai stated Friday he's "disillusioned" that Kyrie Irving seems to assist a movie "primarily based on a e-book filled with antisemitic disinformation."
The Nets' star guard posted a hyperlink for the movie "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" on Twitter on Thursday. The synopsis on Amazon stated the 2018 movie "uncovers the true id of the Youngsters of Israel." The synopsis provides that viewers will "discover out what Islam, Judaism and Christianity has lined up for hundreds of years regarding the true biblical id of the so-called 'Negro' on this film full of tons of analysis."
Based on Rolling Stone, the movie, primarily based on the 2015 e-book, asserts that "many well-known high-ranking Jews" have "admitted" to "worship[ing] Devil or Lucifer."
Tsai and the Nets reacted shortly to the most recent hassle stirred up by Irving, who had beforehand supported the concept of the Earth being flat and final month on social media shared an previous clip from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
"I need to sit down and ensure he understands that is hurtful to all of us, and as a person of religion, it's unsuitable to advertise hate primarily based on race, ethnicity or faith," Tsai wrote on Twitter relating to Irving.
Irving was unavailable for a lot of the Nets' dwelling video games final season as a result of he refused to be vaccinated towards COVID-19, as was mandated in New York Metropolis. The Nets then declined to provide him a contract extension this summer season, that means Irving might be in his ultimate season with the staff.
"The Brooklyn Nets strongly condemn and haven't any tolerance for the promotion of any type of hate speech," the staff stated in a press release. "We consider that in these conditions, our first motion should be open, sincere dialogue. We thank these, together with the ADL, who've been supportive throughout this time."
Irving's tweet comes as Ye, previously generally known as Kanye West, continues to face backlash after he made a number of antisemitic feedback earlier this month.