Kyrie Irving has completed all the Nets‘ requirements and has been cleared to play in Sunday’s game against the Grizzlies, tweets Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.
Irving will have missed eight games during his suspension, which was imposed November 3 for his online promotion of an antisemitic film and his failure to issue a clear apology during multiple media sessions. He was given several conditions that he had to comply with, including meetings with commissioner Adam Silver, team owner Joe Tsai and Jewish leaders in the Brooklyn area.
Irving talked to reporters for about 13 minutes this morning and took questions as Nets general manager Sean Marks looked on, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN (Twitter link). Irving began by offering “deep apologies” for his actions and once again stated that he doesn’t hold any antisemitic views. He added that he’s learned a lot from his conversations over the past two weeks, as he stated in an exclusive interview with Ian Begley of SNY.
One of the questions Irving received today is why he’s apologizing now, but didn’t in his first meeting with the media after the controversy began, tweets Brian Lewis of The New York Post.
“I was rightfully defensive that there was an assumption that I could be antisemitic or that I meant to post the documentary to stand side by side with all the views of the documentary,” Irving explained. “I was defensive initially. I think it was inappropriate, the way it was released in the way that is somehow pinned me in the corner as it’s I was guilty of something and as if I was this antisemitic person, this label that was placed on me.” (Twitter link)
The Nets confirmed Irving’s status for tonight’s game and issued a statement about the incident, Friedell tweets.
“Kyrie took ownership of his journey and had conversations with several members of the Jewish community,” the statement reads. “We are pleased that he is going about the process in a meaningful way.”
Nice Cancer is returning.
Drama queen who doesnt care for his employers, coaches, teammates, and fans. Hope no one offers him a contract next year!
He needs to get humbled and not take the game for granted.
Trade him now …..
a true artist is alone. We can buy or not buy his agenda. His visions and talent. A basketball player is part of a team a unit. He can’t be out there alone on an island. It’s a team gm and it takes a franchise on the same page to win. Get rid of this cancer …….
Ok if he takes a mic before the game and apologizes to all Jewish people but then unveils that Rupert Murdoch and Commonwealth Nations chaos agents from Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa and India are the ones REALLY destroying America on purpose, just so Britain can rule again, and says “HASH TAG EXPOSE THE TRUTH!”, I will laugh very hard. That would be very cool, actually. I would say “Nice one, Kyrie.” if that happens.
The British Empire is the REAL deep state!
Lol the failed empire that passed the torch to the US wants China’s position… Not the position of the US…
The UK wants to be the leader, not the follower… The UK could care less about being the so called “leader of the free world” it never held that title or cared for it…
It would be interesting to see Kyrie talk about the numbers of indigenous people that were wiped about by the UK and USA and why they aren’t held up on the same level or worse atrocities…
Man I’m just making a joke
I do have to wonder if Kyrie believes a basketball is flat not round…
Nets with a big win …. 127 – 115
Kyrie 14 pts, 26 mins
More important Ben fills the stat sheet …
34:42 mins, 22 pts, 5 ast, 8reb, 1 stl
11-13 FG.
I know I’m a romantic. But I’d love to see Russ and KD try and win it in Bklyn. I’d give up Kyrie for him and the two #1s. Makes for great drama in NBA. And will solidify KDs legacy. Finally upstaging Bron …..
Kyrie was the only Net that played more than 4 minutes to have 0 ast.
Westbrick can never win. It’s not in his dna to do the right thing in the clutch situation. He rathar have stats than wins. That’s who he is…