A group of fans sat courtside at Monday's Nets-Pacers game in Brooklyn wearing T-shirts reading 'Fight antisemitism.' Men in the group wore yarmulkes, as is customary in some Jewish communities.
Tsai wrote on Twitter on Thursday the he is"disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation."
I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation. I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion.The Nets released a separate statement that they" strongly condemn and have no tolerance for the promotion of any form of hate speech.
The NBA then released a statement on Sunday that"Hate speech of any kind is unacceptable and runs counter to the NBA's values of equality, inclusion and respect."
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