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NBA fans noticed that Meyers Leonard accidentally celebrated the Heat’s made shot from the Bucks bench

Absolute peak awkwardness.

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NBA Fans Think Meyers Leonard Accidentally Celebrated for the Wrong Team

This may not have played out as it seems, however.

Sports Illustrated

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.

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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.

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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

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

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.

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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

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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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. ...

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