NBA legend Charles Barkley believes the league ‘dropped the ball’ on Kyrie Irving when it failed to suspend the Brooklyn Nets star for posting a link to an 'anti-semitic' film.
Last week, the seven-time NBA All-Star took to social media to tweet out an Amazon link to a three hour movie titled ‘Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America’. Rolling Stone reported the 2018 film is littered with ‘anti-semitic tropes’, which led Brooklyn management to act fast and distance themselves from his actions.
Nets owner Joe Tsai released a statement condemning Irving’s actions, but Barkley believes the NBA should have intervened and disciplined the seven-time All-Star themselves. The 59-year-old called out the league for continuing to pay Irving’s full salary.
