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What Does Kyrie Irving See in Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories?

The NBA star joins a troubling club.
Source: Brett Davis / Reuters

Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets’ superstar point guard, is as skilled at deflection as he is at putting together spectacular finishes around the basket. On Saturday, after his team’s 125–116 loss to the Indiana Pacers, a reporter vigorously questioned Irving about why he used his Twitter account to promote Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, a 2018 film that contains a host of anti-Semitic themes.

“It’s on Amazon, public platform,” of his decision to post a link to the purported documentary, which was adapted from a book of the same name. “Whether you want to go watch it or not

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