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Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer
- Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls bushed newsman for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is simply a postgraduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications astatine Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its motorboat successful April 2009.
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets proprietor Joe Tsai issued a connection Friday nighttime condemning defender Kyrie Irving's determination to beforehand an antisemitic movie and publication connected his societal media accounts.
"I'm disappointed that Kyrie appears to enactment a movie based connected a publication afloat of anti-Semitic disinformation," Tsai tweeted. "I privation to beryllium down and marque definite helium understands this is hurtful to each of us, and arsenic a antheral of faith, it is incorrect to beforehand hatred based connected race, ethnicity oregon religion."
I'm disappointed that Kyrie appears to enactment a movie based connected a publication afloat of anti-semitic disinformation. I privation to beryllium down and marque definite helium understands this is hurtful to each of us, and arsenic a antheral of faith, it is incorrect to beforehand hatred based connected race, ethnicity oregon religion.
— Joe Tsai (@joetsai1999) October 29, 2022As Rolling Stone initially reported successful an nonfiction earlier Friday, Irving promoted a movie called "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" that, arsenic the mag points out, is "stuffed with antisemitic tropes."
Irving posted a tweet Thursday that linked retired to the film's Amazon page. The movie, which was released successful 2018, is based connected a 2015 publication by the aforesaid name.
"The Brooklyn Nets powerfully condemn and person nary tolerance for the promotion of immoderate signifier of hatred speech," the squad said successful a connection Friday. "We judge that successful these situations, our archetypal enactment indispensable beryllium open, honorable dialogue. We convey those, including the ADL (Anti-Defamation League), who person been supportive during this time."
Irving, who has not addressed the determination to beforehand the publication and movie, participated successful Saturday's shootaround and is expected to talk with reporters aft their crippled against the Indiana Pacers.
Nets defender Joe Harris said helium was "not aware" of the contention surrounding Irving. As for Irving's cognition during Saturday's walk-through, Harris said it was "business arsenic usual."
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