布鲁克林篮网队(Brooklyn Nets)周四宣布，该队球星凯里·欧文因宣传一部包含“令人深感不安的反犹太仇恨”的电影，被停赛至少五场。

网队在一份声明中说:“我们今天感到沮丧，当有机会在媒体会议上，垂怜经拒绝明确表示他没有反犹太主义信仰，也不承认电影中具体的仇恨材料。”"这不是他第一次有机会澄清，但是失败了."

这一决定是在欧文在亚马逊Prime Video上发布2018年电影“希伯来人对黑人:唤醒黑人美国”的链接一周后做出的。剧情简介称，这部电影基于2015年出版的同名书籍，“揭示了以色列儿童的真实身份。”几个犹太人权利组织，包括美国犹太人大会和反诽谤联盟，谴责这部电影是反犹太主义的。

Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during a break in the action during the first quarter of the game in New York, Oct. 31, 2022.

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网队表示，在过去的几天里，他们一直在与欧文合作，“帮助他了解他的言论和行为的危害和危险，这始于他宣传一部包含令人深感不安的反犹太仇恨的电影。”

周四早些时候，欧文在接受记者采访时表示，他对发布关于这部电影的内容负责。他后来删除了自己最初的推文。

“我无意造成任何伤害，”欧文说。“纪录片不是我拍的。”

当被问及他是否有任何反犹太主义信仰时，欧文回答说，“我不知道这个标签是如何变得合理的，因为你们一遍又一遍地问我同样的问题。但这不会变成一个周而复始的循环——一个问题接着一个问题。”

他继续说道，“我告诉过你们我的感受。我尊重各行各业，拥抱各行各业。那是我坐的地方。”

当被要求回答是或不是这个问题时，他说，“如果我知道我来自哪里，我就不可能是反犹太主义者。”

在宣布停赛时，篮网表示，欧文“在有明确机会否认反犹太主义时没有这样做，这令人深感不安，这违背了我们组织的价值观，并构成了对球队不利的行为。”

“因此，我们认为他目前不适合与布鲁克林篮网队联系，”声明继续说。“我们已经决定，垂怜经将被停赛，直到他满足一系列客观的补救措施，解决他的行为的有害影响，停赛期不少于五场比赛。”

反诽谤联盟首席执行官乔纳森·格林布拉特(Jonathan Greenblatt)也反驳了欧文的最新评论。

格林布拉特说:“对于‘你有反犹太主义信仰吗’这个问题，答案总是‘没有’在推特上说。“当他说他承担责任时，我们相信了@KyrieIrving的话，但今天他没有兑现承诺。垂怜经显然还有很多工作要做。”

停职之后，格林布拉特发微博，“对@BrooklynNets有好处。@KyrieIrving已经被给予了充分的机会去做正确的事情，去道歉，去谴责#反犹太主义。他几乎每一步都失败了。这次停赛实至名归。”

“我们很乐观，但在看了新闻发布会的惨败后，很明显，垂怜经觉得没有责任为自己的行为负责。@ADL良心上不能接受他的捐赠，”他补充道。

周四早些时候，NBA专员亚当·席尔瓦在一份声明中说，他对欧文“没有提供无条件的道歉，更具体地谴责他选择宣传的电影中包含的卑鄙和有害的内容”感到失望

欧文坚持说他从未想过要伤害任何人。周三，他和篮网宣布的他们每个人都将捐赠50万美元给反诽谤联盟。

欧文在宣布捐赠的声明中说:“我反对一切形式的仇恨和压迫，并坚定地支持每天被边缘化和受到影响的社区。”“我知道我的职位对犹太社区的负面影响，我对此负责。我不相信纪录片中所说的一切是真实的，或者反映了我的道德和原则。我是一个从各行各业学习的人，我打算以开放的心态和倾听的意愿来这样做。因此，从我和我的家人来说，我们无意伤害任何一个群体、种族或宗教，我们只想成为真理和光明的灯塔。”

Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for failing to 'disavow antisemitism'

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been suspended without pay for at least five games after promoting a film that contains "deeply disturbing antisemitic hate," the team announced Thursday.

"We were dismayed today, when given an opportunity in a media session, that Kyrie refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs, nor acknowledge specific hateful material in the film," the Nets said in a statement. "This was not the first time he had the opportunity -- but failed -- to clarify."

The decision comes a week after Irving tweeted a link to the 2018 movie "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" on Amazon Prime Video. The synopsis states that the film, based on a 2015 book of the same name, "uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel." Several Jewish rights organizations, including the American Jewish Congress and the Anti-Defamation League, have denounced the film as antisemitic.

The Nets said it has spent the last several days working with Irving to "help him understand the harm and danger of his words and actions, which began with him publicizing a film containing deeply disturbing antisemitic hate."

Speaking with reporters earlier Thursday, Irving, who has since deleted his original tweet, said he takes responsibility for posting about the film.

"I didn't mean to cause any harm," Irving said. "I'm not the one that made the documentary."

When asked whether he had any antisemitic beliefs, Irving responded, "I don't know how the label becomes justified because you guys ask me the same questions over and over again. But this is not going to turn into a spin-around cycle -- questions upon questions."

He continued, "I told you guys how I felt. I respect all walks of life and embrace all walks of life. That's where I sit."

When pressed to answer yes or no to that question, he said, "I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I come from."

In announcing his suspension, the Nets said Irving's "failure to disavow antisemitism when given a clear opportunity to do so is deeply disturbing, is against the values of our organization, and constitutes conduct detrimental to the team."

"Accordingly, we are of the view that he is currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets," the statement continued. "We have decided that Kyrie will serve a suspension without pay until he satisfies a series of objective remedial measures that address the harmful impact of his conduct and the suspension period served is no less than five games."

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, also pushed back against Irving's latest comments.

"The answer to the question 'Do you have any antisemitic beliefs” is always 'NO' without equivocation," Greenblattsaid on Twitter. "We took @KyrieIrving at his word when he said he took responsibility, but today he did not make good on that promise. Kyrie clearly has a lot of work to do."

Following the suspension, Greenblatttweeted, "Good for @BrooklynNets. @KyrieIrving has been given ample opportunity to do the right thing, apologize and condemn #antisemitism. He has failed at almost every step along the way. This suspension is well-deserved."

"We were optimistic but after watching the debacle of a press conference, it’s clear that Kyrie feels no accountability for his actions. @ADL cannot in good conscience accept his donation," he added.

Earlier Thursday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that he was disappointed that Irving "has not offered an unqualified apology and more specifically denounced the vile and harmful content contained in the film he chose to publicize."

Irving has maintained that he never meant to hurt anyone. On Wednesday, he and the Netsannouncedthat each of them will donate $500,000 to the Anti-Defamation League.

"I oppose all forms of hatred and oppression and stand strong with communities that are marginalized and impacted every day," Irving said in a statement announcing his donation. "I am aware of the negative impact of my post towards the Jewish community and I take responsibility. I do not believe everything said in the documentary was true or reflects my morals and principles. I am a human being learning from all walks of life and I intend to do so with an open mind and a willingness to listen. So from my family and I, we meant no harm to any one group, race or religion of people, and wish to only be a beacon of truth and light."