Nets owner Joe Tsai issued a statement Friday night condemning Kyrie Irving's decision to promote an antisemitic film and book on his social media accounts. Fully story:
, Irving promoted a movie called"Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" that, as the magazine points out, is"stuffed with antisemitic tropes."
Irving posted a tweet Thursday that linked out to the film's Amazon page. The movie, which was released in 2018, is based on a 2015 book by the same name. "The Brooklyn Nets strongly condemn and have no tolerance for the promotion of any form of hate speech," the team said in a statement on Friday."We believe that in these situations, our first action must be open, honest dialogue. We thank those, including the ADL , who have been supportive during this time."
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