Most recently, the sports world was shocked by the unethical behavior of basketball player Irving. He in his Twitter published a post on the account promoting the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up black America”. It shows anti-Semitic elements.
Irving refused to apologize for his actions for a long time, but later did so under pressure. The club’s management imposed a five-game suspension without pay, later revealing the full list of sanctions applied.
Before filling the list, the athlete met with Commissioner Silver, who previously condemned Irving’s actions. Charania informs that the two had a productive conversation. During this time, progress has been made – Irving is ready to work “step by step” and return to the field sooner or later.
We already informed you that Irving’s actions were quickly reacted to by the manufacturer of sports equipment “Nike”, which quickly stopped cooperating with the athlete, severing commitments and terminating Kyrie 8 sports shoe model production. Foreign media estimate that Nike is not the only company that has terminated cooperation with the athlete.
Irving has played eight this season NBA matches in which he averaged 26.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, as many assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocked shots. Brooklyn has had a poor start to the season with just four wins in 11 games.
Sources: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Kyrie Irving met this morning and the sides had a productive and understanding visit, paving the way for the Nets and their suspended star to work through his steps on a potential path forward.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 8, 2022
