Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with the team, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association “on several occasions” in recent days, as he serves a team suspension after sharing a link to an antisemitic film and his refusal to apologize for it for days after the fact. As a result of the talks, the union “looks forward to a resolution of all matters satisfactory to all parties,” the NBPA told players in a memo obtained by ESPN on Friday.
The memo went on to say that “Kyrie’s rights and the rights of all future players have been protected at every turn.” The memo also reportedly reiterated that Irving and the union “unequivocally condemn antisemitism and all other forms of hate …,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Even with the memo suggesting that the union is anticipating a solution to the Irving situation, Wojnarowski reports that there remains skepticism regarding a potential return on Sunday against the Lakers or Tuesday against the Kings.
