Nets condemn Kyrie Irving’s promotion of antisemitic movie

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets proprietor Joe Tsai issued a press release Friday night time condemning guard Kyrie Irving’s choice to advertise an antisemitic movie and guide on his social media accounts.

“I am dissatisfied that Kyrie seems to help a movie based mostly on a guide filled with anti-semitic disinformation,” Tsai tweeted. “I wish to sit down and ensure he understands that is hurtful to all of us, and as a person of religion, it’s incorrect to advertise hate based mostly on race, ethnicity or faith.”

As Rolling Stone initially identified in an article earlier Friday, Irving promoted a film referred to as “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” that, because the journal factors out, is “filled with antisemitic tropes.”

Irving posted a tweet on Thursday that linked out to the movie’s Amazon web page. The film, which was launched in 2018, is predicated on a 2015 guide by the identical title.

“The Brooklyn Nets strongly condemn and don’t have any tolerance for the promotion of any type of hate speech,” the group mentioned in a press release on Friday. “We imagine that in these conditions, our first motion have to be open, sincere dialogue. We thank these, together with the ADL (Anti-Defamation League), who’ve been supportive throughout this time.”

Irving has not but addressed the choice to advertise the guide and the film. The Nets play the Indiana Pacers Saturday night time.