Kyrie’s road to redemption: The Nets tell Irving ‘to meet with Jewish community leaders’

Kyrie Irving has reportedly plotted his way back to the Brooklyn Nets team for him after being banned from at least five games for linking to an anti-Semitic movie on Twitter.

According to a report in the athletic Irving must complete six steps on Saturday night before he can be seen in a Nets jersey again in the NBA.

One step — an apology for linking to the film — appears to have already been completed with the statement he posted on Instagram Thursday night, which came after The Nets said he had been banned for at least five games.

Irving must also complete the anti-hate goals that the Nets first mentioned on November 2. It included a $500,000 donation to the Anti-Defamation League, but last week its CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, said the organization could not accept the money while Irving declined to apologize.

The third step would be for Irving to complete sensitivity training and step four would be to complete anti-Semitic and hate training – both of which were created by the Nets.

In step five, Irving would meet with the leaders of the Jewish community in Brooklyn, and then, in step six, Irving would meet Nets owner Joe Tsai to demonstrate what the Athletic says are “the lessons learned and that the seriousness of the damage caused is understood’ .

Kyrie Irving has reportedly plotted his way back to the Brooklyn Nets team for him

The Brooklyn Nets star caught the eye with the release of the 2018 film, which is based on a book of the same name that has been described as “toxicly anti-Semitic.”

Irving finally apologized for his actions on Thursday — after the Nets suspended him from the team

Irving played for the Nets last weekend, after sharing the link to the video, and against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

After the Nets suspended him on Thursday, Irving said in an Instagram statement: “While researching YHWH, I posted a documentary that contained a number of false anti-Semitic statements, stories and language that were untrue and offensive to the Jewish race/religion.” . , and I take full responsibility and responsibility for my actions.

‘I am grateful to have a great platform to share knowledge and I want to move forward by having an open dialogue to learn and grow from this.

“To all the Jewish families and communities who have been hurt and affected by my post, I am deeply sorry that I have hurt you and my apologies.

“I initially reacted emotionally to being unfairly labeled as anti-Semitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish brothers and sisters who were hurt by the hateful comments in the documentary.

“I want to clarify any confusion about where I stand in the fight against anti-Semticism by apologizing for putting the documentary out of context and a factual explanation that outlines the specific beliefs in the documentary that I agree and disagree with.

“I had no intention of disparaging or perpetuating hatred of any Jewish cultural history related to the Holocaust. I learn from this unfortunate event and hope we can find understanding between all of us.

‘I am no different from any other human being. I am a seeker of truth and knowledge, and I know who I am.’

Nike has suspended its relationship with Irving of the Brooklyn Nets over the incident

Nike will now no longer release the Kyrie 8 shoe that was scheduled for later in November

Nike said Friday night it had suspended its relationship with Irving. It also said it won’t be launching the Kyrie 8s later this month – the shoe designed by the player and the company.

A Nike statement said: “We believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of anti-Semitism.

“As a result, we have made the decision to suspend our relationship with Kyrie Irving and no longer launch the Kyrie 8.

“We are deeply saddened and disappointed by the situation and its impact on everyone.”

The Nets won the first game of Irving’s suspension against the Washington Wizards on Friday night.