Kyrie Irving is suspended by the Nets because he won't certify that he is anti-Semitic.
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Kyrie Irving was currently unfit to be associated" with the Brooklyn Nets, according to an announcement made on Thursday
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and as a result, he has been suspended for at least five games without pay.
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This comes after Irving repeatedly refused to accept responsibility for a social media post about an anti-Semitic movie and book.
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When he met with media on Thursday, Irving stated that he accepted responsibility for the tweet but declined to apologise.
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The Nets released a statement saying that they had repeatedly tried to engage with Kyrie Irving over the previous several days to help him
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When given the opportunity, Kyrie declined to publicly clarify that he has no antisemitic thoughts
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He had the chance to clarify before, but each time he declined.
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