Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) dribbles against the Indiana Pacers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

The Brooklyn Nets on Thursday suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games because he hasn’t disavowed reports that he has antisemitic beliefs.

Breaking: The Nets have suspended Kyrie Irving without pay, the team announced.

The suspension will be for "no less than five games," the team said. pic.twitter.com/qCpVIc1yZC

— ESPN (@espn) November 3, 2022

Earlier on Thursday Kyrie faced the media on Thursday.

"I'm a beacon of light. I'm not afraid of these mics, these cameras. Any label you put on me I'm able to dismiss because I study. I know the Oxford dictionary."

Kyrie Irving with a lengthy answer on the public reaction to his sharing of an anti-Semitic film on social media: pic.twitter.com/JgG9hOFQiU

— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) November 3, 2022

The suspension, which will see Irving lose pay for five games, came just hours after the basketball star refused to issue an apology to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for posting an link to an antisemitic film on his Twitter feed.

“I am disappointed that [Kyrie Irving] has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize.”

Adam Silver on Kyrie Irving posting an antisemitic film and book on social media pic.twitter.com/BD8E59U8HR

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 3, 2022

Later Kyrie Irving posts on Instagram that he’s “deeply sorry”