Kyrie Irving is probably one of the most controversial players in the NBA right now. Recently, the Brooklyn Nets superstar published some antisemitic comments that Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors coach, rejected with brutal honesty.
Nets point guard has been under the spotlight in the last couple of years, but not exactly for what he has done in the court. Unfortunately, he has not been able to live up to the expectations with Brooklyn and have failed to succeed since he arrived in 2019.
On the complete other side is Steve Kerr. The Golden State Warriors coach does not like controversy, but whenever thereās a sociocultural or political issue, he addresses it. Unfortunately for Kyrie Irving, he has received rough comments by Kerr regarding his antisemitic thoughts.
Steve Kerr adresses Kyrie Irvingās antisemitic comments with brutal honesty
Warriorsā press conferences are always followed by everyone after a non-NBA related issue comes up. It is known that Steve Kerrās voice is always heard if something happens outside the court thanks to his knowledge in politics, society and cultural topics.
Now, it was Kyrie Irvingās turn to receive Steve Kerrās comments. The Nets point guard recently tweeted a link to 2018filmHebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, directed by Ronald Dalton Jr. This movie talks about a secret cabal of Jewish people that control global society and that the Holocaust didnāt happen. Of course, he was severely judged for it.
āWords matter. Words really, really matter,ā Kerr said about Irvingās tweet. āAnd in modern society with social media, the way things can sort of fan across the globe exponentially and get a million hits immediately, every comment matters, everything you say matters.ā
Even though Irving didnāt apologize for his words, the Nets addressed the problem immediately. Brooklyn announced this November 3 the suspension of the point guard for at least five games, days in which he wonāt receive his salary.
