The NBA Commissioner spoke out against Irving after he posted a link to a film that contained antisemitic material.
In a statement issued Thursday, Silver called the decision to post the video "reckless" and said he would be meeting with Irving in person next week.
While we appreciate the fact that he agreed to work with the Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, I am disappointed that he has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to dramatize
The film "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America" is a film that promotes antisemitism and misinformation. The post is no longer on the internet.
A joint statement was issued by Irving and the Nets.
Irving said that he opposed all forms of hatred and oppression. I take responsibility for the negative impact of my post on the Jews.
The team and Irving agreed to donate a half a million dollars to organizations that work to eradicate hate and bigotry.
The Nets said that the events in the past week have sparked many emotions within the organization. The public discourse has brought awareness to the issues of hate and hate speech.
The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League said that antisemitic hate speech is at an all time high.
Several public companies broke ties with Ye after the rapper made antisemitic comments.
A group of online extremists have been posting anti-Semitic messages. Musk has promoted free speech on the platform.
Greenblatt said that it has real world consequences.
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