Irving denied he was antisemitic in a tweet on Saturday, later telling reporters: “I can post whatever I want.' It’s not clear what led to Irving’s decision to delete the tweet, but it disappeared from his Twitter account Sunday.
has deleted a tweet promoting a movie criticized for containing antisemitic themes after a furious backlash.
The 30-year-old Brooklyn Nets guard was roundly condemned when he posted a link to the Amazon page of the filmon Thursday, with even Nets owner Joe Tsai saying he was “disappointed.” Irving denied he was antisemitic in a tweet on Saturday, later telling reporters: “I’m not going to stand down on anything that I believe in.” He also said, “I can post whatever I want” during a
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