A timeline of Kyrie Irving’s antisemitism controversy
The NBA star was suspended for a minimum of five games Thursday night. A few hours later, he finally apologized for sharing the antisemitic movie last week.
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Fast Forward NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Kyrie Irving: ‘I’ve never heard an antisemitic word from him’
Silver, who is Jewish, added that "Whether or not he is antisemitic is not relevant to the damage caused by the posting of hateful content."
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Community This Jewish College Student Battled Anxiety –- So She Decided To Help Others
A version of this article originally appeared in New Voices. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a worrier. As a perfectionist, everything felt dire. There’s a running joke this means I’m Jewish, but I’ve learned it’s anxiety. When I arrived at the University of Florida in 2011, I was unsure about everything….
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Fast Forward Adam Silver Expects No #TakeAKnee Anthem Protests In NBA
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday he expects players to stand during the U.S. national anthem, which has long been a league rule, rather than follow the lead of NFL players who have been kneeling in protest. The controversial issue of kneeling during the anthem has become more prevalent in the NFL in a…
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Fast Forward Israeli Support For Gay Marriage Rises To All-Time High
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Ahead of Tel Aviv Pride, 79 percent of Israelis Jews told pollsters they support allowing same-sex marriage or civil unions for gay couples. According to Hiddush, the religious pluralism group that commissioned the poll released Thursday, public support for allowing gay couples to marry in Israel has reached an all-time high. The…
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Opinion Adam Silver’s Shande Against All Knicks Fans
What ever happened to sticking up for a fellow member of the Tribe? National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver committed a major shande by backing boorish New York Knicks owner James Dolan as ‘the consummate New Yorker’ after the team boss lambasted a Jewish lifelong fan as a “sad mess” and an “alcoholic” for daring…
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Breaking News NBA Gets Legal Life Preserver in Slam Dunk Win Over Donald Sterling
(Reuters) — The National Basketball Association was navigating uncharted and possibly treacherous waters, first when it banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life for racist remarks and then when it demanded the team be sold by September. A court has thrown the league a big life preserver by clearing the way for the…
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Breaking News Adam Silver Softens Stand on Forcing Donald Sterling Sale of L.A. Clippers
National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday he would prefer to let Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling sell his team “on a reasonable timetable” rather than proceed with trying to forcibly terminate his ownership. The comments from Silver, signaling a willingness to strike a deal to avoid a showdown in his efforts…
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