NBA Fans Wearing ‘Fight Anti-Semitism’ Shirts Heckle Nets’ Kyrie Irving

There were no boos or banners protesting Kyrie Irving at Monday’s Nets game – just the kind of chirping and heckling he clearly loves. Irving stirred up a controversy by sharing a link to a movie titled “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” – viewed as rampant with anti-Semitic disinformation. He drew criticism from Nets owner Joe Tsai and the Anti-Defamation League, and drew some heckling from a section of fans at Barclays Center.

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