Nets Suspend Kyrie Irving At Least 5 Games

The Nets have suspended Nets star guard Kyrie Irving a minimum of five games, without pay, the team announced in a statement.

Nets statement on Kyrie Irving: “We are of the view that he is currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets. We have decided that Kyrie will serve a suspension without pay until he satisfies a series of objective remedial measures…” pic.twitter.com/Mp682Sck23

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 3, 2022

This follows a statement from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who said he was disappointed Nets star guard Irving has yet to apologize for tweeting out a link to an antisemitic film — and that he intends to meet with Irving soon.

“Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive antisemitic material,” Silver said in a statement. “While we appreciate the fact that he agreed to work with the Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize. I will be meeting with Kyrie in person in the next week to discuss this situation.”