ESPN.com · Nov 11, 2022
NBA's Adam Silver: 'No doubt' Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he has "no doubt" that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic after the two had what Silver called "a direct and candid conversation" earlier this week at the league's headquarters in New York.
Silver, who is Jewish, made his remarks in an interview with the New York Times on Thursday, two weeks after Irving made a controversial post that included a link to a film containing antisemitic ideas.
Irving's post received massive backlash, including the Nets suspending him for at least five games and Nike's co-founder Phil Knight announcing Thursday that the shoe company's relationship with Irving is likely severed for good.