The 2018 film has been widely described as containing antisemitic disinformation, and Irving was handed an indefinite suspension from his team, the Brooklyn Nets, last week after he failed to apologize for promoting the work. He later issued an apology after the team announced he was suspended for “no less than five games.”
“The offensive book and corresponding documentary are now on the bestseller’s list—why is revisionist history that peddles antisemitic conspiracy theories allowed to be sold?” Rez wrote. “StopAntisemitism is justifiably concerned about how this will eventually trickle down to an increase in violence against the Jewish people.”
The Nets announced Irving’s suspension on Thursday following a press conference in which the point guard failed to apologize for posting a tweet and an Instagram story about Hebrews to Negroes. After he was suspended, Irving released a statement that included an apology.
“To All Jewish families and Communities that are hurt and affected from my post, I am deeply sorry to have caused you pain, and I apologize,” Irving’s statement read in part. “I initially reacted out of emotion to being unjustly labeled Anti-Semitic, instead of focusing on the healing process of my Jewish Brothers and Sisters that were hurt from the hateful remarks made in the Documentary.”
