On Oct. 27, divisive NBA all-star Kyrie Irving posted a link to a film on Amazon Prime titled “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.” This seemingly innocuous tweet became the talk of the basketball world for a week, resulting in Irving’s most serious controversy yet.
The film is based on a book of the same title and features no shortage of anti-Semitic sentiments, including a conspiracy theory that there exists a global Jewish network actively seeking to oppress black people.
Immediately following the post, Irving received backlash from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a non-governmental organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism, as well as Joe Tsai, the owner of the Nets, Kyrie’s home franchise.