Kyrie Irving apologizes to Jewish community after Suspended: 'I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, quotes.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has apologized to those "hurt from the hateful remarks made in the documentary" he shared on social media, just hours after the Nets levied a suspension of at least five games against him.
"To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize," Irving wrote in an Instagram post Thursday evening.
Irving added: "I had no intentions to disrespect any Jewish cultural history regarding the Holocaust or perpetuate any hate. I am learning from this unfortunate event and hope we can find understanding between us all.
I am no different than any other human being. I am a seeker of truth and knowledge, and I know who I Am."
While doing research on YHWH, I posted a Documentary that contained some false anti-Semitic statements, narratives, and language that were untrue and offensive to the Jewish Race/Religion, and I take full accountability and responsibly for my actions.
I am grateful to have a big platform to share knowledge and I want to move forward by having an open dialogue to learn more and grow from this.
I initially reacted out of emotion to being unjustly labeled Anti-Semitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish Brothers and Sisters that were hurt from the hateful remarks made in the Documentary.
I want to clarify any confusion on where I stand fighting against Anti- semticism by apologizing for posting the documentary without context and a factual explanation outlining the specific beliefs in the Documentary I agreed with and disagreed with.
KYRIE
Hélà 🤞🏾♾
The seven-time All-Star has faced intense backlash since he posted a link to the film "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America" last week on Twitter, which Nets owner Joe Tsai said is "full of antisemitic disinformation.
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