Adam Silver calls Kyrie Irving ‘reckless,’ says he’s ‘disappointed’ he hasn’t apologized

NBA commissioner Adam Silver called Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving “reckless” for tweeting out a link to a movie rife with anti-Semitic tropes, and said he’s “disappointed” Irving still hasn’t apologized.

“Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive antisemitic material,” Silver, who is Jewish, 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.”

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