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Nets’ run up the standings comes without controversy or noise. Kevin Durant on ‘standard’ for Brooklyn drama

Nets’ run up the standings comes without controversy or noise. Kevin Durant on ‘standard’ for Brooklyn drama

DETROIT — There’s only silence around the Brooklyn Nets after they’re eliminated from the playoffs, or if the New York Knicks are a bigger mess — or the time before a trade demand. These past few weeks, they’ve been creeping and now they’re on the come-up, making themselves relevant in the Eastern Conference. But Kevin Durant notices the lack of attention his team has received. “I get that other people don’t look at our roster as a championship roster, but when we get wins the… Source link

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Nets want Kyrie Irving to verbally apologize, complete sensitivity training, meet with local Jewish leaders before he’s allowed to return

Nets want Kyrie Irving to verbally apologize, complete sensitivity training, meet with local Jewish leaders before he’s allowed to return

Kyrie Irving is currently suspended from the Nets for at least five games. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images) The Brooklyn Nets have issued an extensive list of requirements to Kyrie Irving as conditions for him to return to the team, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Irving is currently suspended from the Nets for at least five games after a tumultuous week in which he endorsed an anti-Semitic film and refused to back down in media sessions. For Irving to return, he must meet with the… Source link

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Kyrie Irving apologizes for posting video with ‘false, antisemitic statements’ after Nets suspension

Kyrie Irving apologizes for posting video with ‘false, antisemitic statements’ after Nets suspension

Kyrie Irving apologized Thursday for posting a documentary with antisemitic conspiracy theories and falsehoods on Twitter, a few hours after he was suspended five games without pay by the Brooklyn Nets. The apology, published on Instagram, came a little more than a week after the Nets star posted the offensive tweet, which has since been deleted. Irving conceded the video “contained some false anti-Semitic statements, narratives, and languages that were untrue and offensive to the Jewish… Source link

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Nets suspend Kyrie Irving 5 games after PG doesn’t apologize for posting antisemitic video

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving 5 games after PG doesn’t apologize for posting antisemitic video

The Brooklyn Nets have suspended Kyrie Irving five games without pay, the team announced Thursday, after a turbulent week in which the All-Star posted a link to an antisemitic video on Twitter and declined to apologize. After reportedly spending the last several days trying to help Irving understand the film contained “deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,” the Nets said they were “dismayed” Irving had failed to say he holds no antisemitic beliefs when asked on Thursday and such a failure made… Source link

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Nets suspend Kyrie Irving 5 games after PG doesn’t apologize for posting antisemitic video

Nets suspend Kyrie Irving 5 games after PG doesn’t apologize for posting antisemitic video

The Brooklyn Nets have suspended Kyrie Irving five games without pay, the team announced Thursday, after a turbulent week in which the All-Star posted a link to an antisemitic video on Twitter and declined to apologize. After reportedly spending the last several days trying to help Irving understand the film contained “deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,” the Nets said they were “dismayed” Irving had failed to say he holds no antisemitic beliefs when asked on Thursday and such a failure made… Source link

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Inside the Nets’ curious path to fix their ailing franchise

Inside the Nets’ curious path to fix their ailing franchise

The whispers began over the weekend. Steve Nash’s tenure as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets was in jeopardy. That smoke proved to be a raging fire come Tuesday afternoon. Nash piloted Monday night’s victory over the Indiana Pacers, but Brooklyn management had already determined his fate prior to tipoff, sources told Yahoo Sports. Nash’s close ties to general manager Sean Marks were at the root of his unorthodox hire from the beginning of the 2020-21 campaign, with the executive believing… Source link

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