NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he has “no doubt” that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is not anti-Semitic after the two had what Silver called “a direct and candid conversation” earlier in the game. this week at the league headquarters in New York.
Silver, who is Jewish, spoke out about Irving in an interview with the New York Times on Thursday, two weeks after Irving made a controversial post that included a link to a movie containing anti-Semitic ideas. Earlier Thursday, he also spoke about Irving at the Sports Business Journal Dealmakers Conference in Washington.
Irving’s post received massive backlash, including the Nets suspending him for at least five games and Nike co-founder Phil Knight announcing Thursday that the shoe company’s relationship with Irving is likely to be severed forever.
