NBA fans noticed that Meyers Leonard accidentally celebrated the Heat’s made shot from the Bucks bench Absolute peak awkwardness. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 25, 2023
NBA Fans Think Meyers Leonard Accidentally Celebrated for the Wrong Team This may not have played out as it seems, however. Sports Illustrated · Apr 25, 2023
A story of atonement: Former Heat player Meyers Leonard’s path from antisemitic slur to rabbinical embrace as Miami’s playoff opponent MIAMI — This was not how Meyers Leonard envisioned his return. Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023
Lakers were reportedly interested in Meyers Leonard before he joined the Bucks The Lakers worked out center Meyers Leonard in January and had interest in signing him, but he instead went to the Bucks. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 23, 2023
Report: Bucks Re-Sign Meyers Leonard for Rest of 2022-23 Season Milwaukee is keeping the big man for the rest of the year. Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2023
Bucks’ Leonard: Antisemitic Slur Was ‘Biggest Mistake’ of Life The veteran big man is getting a second chance at his NBA career on a 10-day deal with Milwaukee. Sports Illustrated · Feb 23, 2023
Nearly two years after using an antisemitic slur, Meyers Leonard returns to NBA MIAMI — A former Miami Heat center, who hasn’t played an NBA game since using an antisemitic slur during a livestream, is returning to the league under a 10-day contract, according to multiple reports. Miami Herald · Feb 21, 2023
Meyers Leonard signed by Milwaukee Bucks for a 10-day contract: Report Out of NBA action since January 2021, Meyers Leonard has been signed by Milwaukee bucks, according to ESPN. The Times of India · Feb 21, 2023
Report: Meyers Leonard Returning to NBA With Bucks The 30-year-old forward has not played in a game since using an antisemitic slur while streaming on Twitch two years ago. Sports Illustrated · Feb 20, 2023
The Moment Meyers Leonard Had His Trouble Accidently Spewing Antisemitic Comments Former Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard uttered an antisemitic slur (rhymes with like) while playing the video game Call of Duty. Zenger · Feb 9, 2023
Lakers can’t close out Mavericks in physical game, fall in double OT LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic held his nose. LeBron James grabbed at his face. Tim Hardaway Jr. threw his hands in the air. And Troy Brown Jr. spent the final moment of regulation, fittingly, on the ground. Los Angeles Times · Jan 13, 2023
Center Meyers Leonard will work out for Lakers on Friday The Lakers are digging through the free agent market to find some additional frontcourt depth. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 13, 2023
Greg Cote: Kyrie Irving’s Anti-Semitism mess is bigger than him. It’s a symptom of what ails America What embarrasses the NBA and has superstar Kyrie Irving suspended goes deeply beyond basketball or one man. Irving’s is just the latest face symptomatic of what has become of this country and made even its name sadly ironic: the United States of America. If only. We have not been this… Miami Herald · Nov 8, 2022
Ira Winderman: Of the NBA, Kyrie, hate and hope while walking in Memphis At the time, as I entered the temporary exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, there was little idea how the moment, by turning to the room to the left, would so tie in with the reason I was in Memphis, Tenn. Tribune News Service · Nov 6, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 4, 2022 KD’s desire for the Nets to ‘keep quiet’ about Kyrie are emblematic of players’ silence on antisemitism The NBA holds a Jewish presence in the past, present and future.
Chicago Tribune · Nov 2, 2022 Paul Sullivan: Kyrie Irving’s latest controversy is no laughing matter — and the NBA needs to put an end to his promotion of hate Kyrie Irving was once just another famous goofball whose belief that Earth is flat was laughed at by most observers.
Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022 Ira Winderman: Are Pat Riley’s Heat trade chips a house of cards? MIAMI — It is the juicy bits from Pat Riley’s postseason media session that spice up the offseason.
Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022 Ira Winderman: A unique season of Heat highs and ‘Oh’s’ Last week, we noted some of the missteps along the way that had the Miami Heat pushing for playoff seeding into the final week of the season.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 20, 2022 Meyers Leonard: There’s plenty of NBA teams who want me Meyers Leonard attributes a significant portion of his absence from the NBA to season-ending shoulder surgery in February 2021 and an unsuccessful ankle surgery. On Monday, he reiterated his desire to return to the league and said there is interest. ...