Fans wear ‘Fight Antisemitism’ shirts directed at Kyrie Irving amid furor
by Agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#65AS1)
- Player promoted antisemitic documentary last week
- Irving defends right to post after criticism from team owner
Fans wearing Fight Antisemitism' shirts occupied some courtside seats at the Brooklyn-Indiana game on Monday night, days after Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out a link to a film that includes anti-Jewish tropes.
Irving posted the link to the film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America on Twitter on Thursday. The synopsis on Amazon said the film uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel". The film's director is a holocaust denier and provides a fabricated quote from Adolf Hitler in the film to promote an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
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