Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving will not speak to reporters again Tuesday while the Brooklyn Nets decide how best to respond to the fallout from the star guard posting a link ...

Irving will continue playing in the meantime, but not speak for at least one more game. Marks said the controversy surrounding Irving wasn't the catalyst for the team moving on from coach Steve Nash on Tuesday. ``I think everybody knows he's going to have to answer these questions at some point and he hasn't sort of shied away in the past,'' Marks said.

Controversial Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is under fire after he shared a link to a documentary that makes a number of antisemitic claims.

“I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation,” he wrote. I embrace and want to learn from all walks of life and religions.” [fired as coach of the Nets](https://globalnews.ca/news/9242273/steve-nash-fired-brooklyn-nets-coach/) on Tuesday after a disappointing opening to the season for the Brooklyn team. The film, which is reportedly directed by a “I am an OMNIST and I meant no disrespect to anyone’s religious beliefs,” read another tweet from Irving, posted Saturday. [Holocaust denier](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/31/brooklyn-nets-fight-antisemitism-shirts-kyrie-irving), claims to uncover “the true identity of the Children of Israel.”

The NBA can't be the progressive league it likes to project while letting antisemitism slide.

There aren’t two sides to the antisemitism debate, and Irving is not deserving of understanding or empathy after showing zero remorse, and he needs a substantial timeout. It seems unfair that the league and organization would make an example out of Kyrie, but he’s failed to understand the concept of accountability, and this isn’t a vaccine issue that’s subject to change by the whims of a municipality. [wearing “Fight antisemitism” shirts](https://sports.yahoo.com/fans-greet-kyrie-irving-courtside-wearing-yarmulkes-fight-antisemitism-t-shirts-at-nets-game-015845361-015845694-015845811-015845303.html) at Barclays Center on Monday, yet Brooklyn didn’t make Irving available to the media after the game. I listened to a podcast Monday featuring two guys I respected, who’ve been vocal about racism, and they opted not to touch on the content and why it was wrong to share. This is not the time to lament about how big of a disaster the Nets have been with Kevin Durant and Kyrie. Even though the mercurial Brooklyn hooper didn’t quite [go full Ye like Marcus Stroman](https://deadspin.com/marcus-stroman-goes-full-kanye-1849721018), he is the next most visible name to continue a dangerous trend of hate speech toward Jewish people.

The Brooklyn Nets fired their head coach Steve Nash, the team announced Tuesday afternoon, ending a disastrous two-year tenure for Nash, bookended by ...

[according](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1587490555625340928) to Wojnarowski. Nash stuck by Irving as recently as Monday night, [telling reporters](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34920394/steve-nash-kyrie-irving-opportunity-nets-grow-understand-new-perspectives) "I just hope that we all go through this together. Irving later returned to the Nets, who were still swept in the first round of the playoffs. [Brooklyn Nets Condemn Kyrie Irving For Promoting Antisemitic Film](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/10/29/brooklyn-nets-condemn-kyrie-irving-for-promoting-antisemitic-film/?sh=77d9b4c83772) (Forbes) The Nets had a solid first season under Nash, posting the second-best record in the East before a second-round exit in the postseason to the eventual champions Milwaukee Bucks. [first reported](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1587487734406455299?s=20&t=kqSXL6Ks4dVVEF90x6M4jg) the firing.

Barkley: “I think the NBA dropped the ball … you can't take my $40 million and insult my religion.”

If you just give in to peer pressure, that’s the problem I have. I think Adam [Silver] should have suspended him,” Barkley said. “I think he should have been suspended.

The NBA and Nets showed us who they are with weak response to Kyrie Irving spreading antisemitic lies.

Meanwhile, the Nets are 2-5 entering the game against the Bulls. The NBA should take a bigger stand, as well, instead of being too afraid to even mention Irving’s name in a press release. The Nets have [reportedly already landed on their next head coach](https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/11/1/23435223/brooklyn-nets-ime-udoka-boston-celtics): Ime Udoka, the suspended [Boston Celtics](https://www.celticsblog.com) coach who was sent away for the team for an entire year after a sex scandal. At that time, team leadership was led to believe by both parties that the relationship was consensual. Who put the Nets in this situation? [what’s being called a mutual decision](https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2022/11/1/23434965/steve-nash-brooklyn-nets-fired-news-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving). Kyrie Irving won't talk to the media today after not speaking to the media after last night's Nets game. Sean Marks said it's because he wants to let Irving "simmer down" and not create more "fuss." He said Irving’s tweet was [“bigger than basketball.”](https://twitter.com/joetsai1999/status/1586198076402069505) He has then chosen to do absolutely nothing else so far. The NBA and NBAPA — where Irving is vice president — each put out statements on Irving this week that conveniently neglect to name Irving at all. [as detailed by Rolling Stone](https://twitter.com/PabloTorre/status/1587111930350682116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1587111930350682116%7Ctwgr%5Efacb3c0afe22567c93831a81e21f2149ed50ca7b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthecomeback.com%2Fnba%2Fkyrie-irving-hitler-quote.html). Kyrie Irving is at the center of the NBA’s biggest story once again for all the wrong reasons.

Nets general manager Sean Marks addressed the media after the team and head coach Steve Nash mutually agreed to part ways.

"The candidates that we're looking for are going to be bringing that [competitiveness]. "I think everyone knows he's going to have to answer these questions [about his social media posts] at some point." This isn't the first time that Vaughn has served as interim head coach of the Nets. We hope to be one of those teams by arising at the decision we will make in the next few days and we hope that will be a catalyst for a turnaround." It's not an easy day for the coaching staff." While this would suggest he (or Irving) had some say in Brooklyn's decision, Marks said otherwise.

Whatever happens next in the never-ending string of Kyrie Irving developments won't be taking up Steve Nash's time. The earth can be flat.

He may be the best ballhandler in the game, probably one of the best to ever play. This isn't what Durant signed on for, though the two-time champion in Golden State did ask for Nash to be fired during the offseason. He wanted to show he was sorry. But it was a good reminder to me and I think to all coaches that we are all at the whim of players, front offices, ownership. Leonard was with the Miami Heat in March 2021 when, while streaming himself playing a video game, he used an antisemitic slur. “I think he has all the qualities to be a brilliant coach. He spoke to them. The Nets’ answer to this circus will, apparently, be to go hire Udoka from rival Boston after he went to the NBA Finals last season but was suspended this season for having an inappropriate relationship with a female Celtics employee. Yet, it’s just impossible to imagine a team committing major money and many years to Irving ever again. On that podcast, Irving offered up that the Nets didn’t really need a head coach and that it could be “a collaborative effort” between himself, Kevin Durant and others. This was never going to work in Brooklyn, and the signs were there long before Nash’s first game. That’s the easiest way to say it.

Charles Barkley says the NBA flubbed its handling of the most recent Kyrie Irving drama ... explaining Tuesday night he believes the league should've ...

You gonna insult me, you have the right, but I have the right to say, ‘You can’t take my $40 million and insult my religion.'" "First of all, Adam is Jewish -- you can’t take my $40 million and insult my religion. and blasting the Association for not dropping the hammer on the point guard. explaining Tuesday night he believes the league should've suspended the Nets star over his controversial tweet. [Adam [Silver]](https://www.tmz.com/people/adam-silver/) should have suspended him," Barkley said. [Charles Barkley](https://www.tmz.com/people/charles-barkley/) says the NBA flubbed its handling of the most recent [Kyrie Irving](https://www.tmz.com/people/charles-barkley/) drama ...

NBA legend Charles Barkley has never been one to keep his thoughts to himself.

Udoka was given a year-long suspension by the Celts after a probe revealed he had an affair with an underling. “Him acknowledging the Alex Jones thing, something should have happened with that too, ’cause that dude’s crazy,” he said. The Nets fired Nash on Tuesday. He added: “Nobody was talking about how bad of a coach Steve Nash was three or four years ago. “This is all on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. Article content

To the surprise of no one, the Inside the NBA crew of Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal had strong opinions on the recent ...

One minute, the crew is offering thoughtful and passionate takes on Kyrie Irving and the next minute, Shaq is showing off his disgusting feet. On Tuesday afternoon, Robinson deleted the video that featured his take from his Twitter account and offered an apology, so credit to him for handling this the right way. Several people replied and said I needed to post this clip of King and actor Danny Pudi. And when you get called out for the lack of civility and empathy, the move these days from a troubling number of public figures is to just double down. Not only did the Astros get blown out in Philly on Tuesday night, but they struggled to get some food. Before losing 7–0 in Game 3 of the World Series, Here’s why Inside the NBA is the greatest. To say we have a behavior and civility issue in this country is not news. It’s not just that Kyrie promoted an antisemitic film via his Twitter account. I think in this country we’ve lost our way. “I just think we’ve lost our way. Civility and empathy are out the window.