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Jaylen Brown walks into Kyrie Irving’s garden
Kyrie Irving He doesn’t need help falling into a good mess. Evidence of this is his recent controversy for sharing tweets containing anti-Semitic content and refusing to correct and apologize. After being suspended 8 gamesthe controversial base inspired to return to court last Sunday in the Nets’ win (127-115) over the Grizzlies at the Barclays Center and apologize for his actions.
Meanwhile, near the Brooklyn Pavilion, coinciding with his return, Israel in Christa brotherhood defined as a hate group by several non-governmental organizations in the United States. poverty law centerIn addition to chanting slogans in support of the athletes, the organization’s leaders gave speeches and handed out pamphlets to onlookers. “Anti-Semitism Truth” and “The Truth About Slavery”.
The image of the song went viral and quickly spread through social networks, being first shared by Jalen Browna former teammate of Irving’s Boston Celtics and like him, served as Vice President of the League Players Association (NBPA). “energy”which can be read in an undeleted tweet, further escalating the controversy.
“Saw an amazing group in our community rooting for Kylie’s comeback. We were proud of that support and community, but that doesn’t mean we support or celebrate some of what was done or said. “It was instinctive. I didn’t know which group I was from. I just noticed the support.” That’s what I said,” he added.
Brown didn’t seem to pay much attention to what the NBPA president said. CJ McCollumshared about the penalty imposed on Irving. “We have to learn that we have a platform and that we have to be careful when using it.”, he thought. “All players can learn from this situation, You have to monitor what you upload to the network and your first duty is to provide yourself with enough information And we educate ourselves on the topics we publish.
Despite the fact that the initial controversy was due to a tweet, Brown committed the same crime and shared ‘Correct’ message released by hate groupConsidered one of the most intelligent players on and off the field, the player took to the yard and, like Irving, was unwilling to correct himself, even contradicting himself in his own explanatory messages on Twitter. did. A particular group was outside of his center Barclays. By welcoming Kirie, we were celebrating the unity of our people. At first glance, I thought it was a fraternity (Omega Sai Phi) that I knew. “
The group, which was founded in 2003 and demonstrated in Brooklyn, has been criticized several times. Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, AntisemitismDeacon Athan, one of the organization’s leaders, publicly shared the following reflections on the anti-Semitic content of the film Irving shared: aggressive, but If he finds the truth in the film, there should be no problem.”.
Irving has made it clear once again that he’s not anti-Semitic, but he didn’t want to be tight-lipped about whether he plans to sue the Nets and the NBA for his treatment. “I’ll leave that to my legal team and the warriors around me. I have a strong group of people who do everything they can to keep me and my family safe. I am confident that something will be achieved in the future,” he said.he commented.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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