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Jewish radio star Howard Stern didn't hold back when speaking about Kyrie Irving's antisemitism situation.
Irving recently shared an Amazon video that had parts throughout the movie that promoted antisemitic beliefs. Many are saying that people are bothered by the movie's assertion that the Holocaust wasn't real.
“This Kyrie Irving is a complete douchebag,” Stern said. “I mean what a f*****g — you know he’s a flat Earther? Here’s Kyrie Irving. You know, he’s a f*****g douchebag. He’s just a f*****g moron.
“‘Just let me hate the Jews, for God’s sake,' said Stern, impersonating Irving’s point of view. 'Don’t bust my balls. I just wanna go on Twitter and hate Jews. Can’t you just leave me alone? Everyone hates Jews. Why are you picking on me? I’m just an NBA player. I don’t understand anything.
"A lot of people hate the Jews. Why you picking on me? The Earth is flat. I think the Jews are lizards. Next question. Stop it, leave me be.'"
Nets' demands on Kyrie Irving
Irving was given six items that he must complete before he returns to the Brooklyn Nets. He's currently serving a suspension of a minimum of five games.
The demands are as follows, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania:
- Apologize/Condemn Movie
- $500k donation to anti-hate causes
- Sensitivity training
- Antisemitic training
- Meet with ADL, Jewish leaders
- Meet with Joe Tsai to demonstrate understanding
NBA analyst Marc Stein doesn't believe Irving will complete all six tasks.
“There is a feeling among some close to the process, I’m told, that the list was crafted with the knowledge that Irving would be unlikely to complete all six and thus could conceivably subject himself to potential outright release,” NBA insider Marc Stein wrote on his Substack.
The mercurial Irving has been involved in a lot of off-court drama the past year that the Brooklyn Nets have had to deal with. It doesn't seem likely that the Nets are taking this issue lightly.
There's a fine line between deciding not to get a vaccination that many people in the world didn't want to get and promoting an antisemitic film.
Kyrie Irving has tasks that he needs to complete. It's only a matter of time out if he'll complete those. It's going to be interesting to see how the rest of this plays out. The Brooklyn Nets clearly aren't playing around here and want to make sure that he learns his lesson.
