Amid scrutiny faced for promoting an antisemitic film on social media, Nets guard Kyrie Irving repeatedly ignored text messages from team owner Joe Tsai as Tsai pushed his star point guard toward a public apology for his actions, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne.
Per the report, Tsai “kept extending the clock” for Irving to issue an apology and express remorse for his actions. However, after a week had gone by without Irving answering a single one of Tsai’s text messages or issuing a public apology, the Nets owner felt the need to take action himself.
When asked directly whether he held antisemitic beliefs, Irving gave a definitive non-answer.
