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Kyrie Irving apologized Thursday for posting a documentary with antisemitic conspiracy theories and falsehoods on Twitter, a few hours after he was suspended five games without pay by the Brooklyn Nets. The apology, published on Instagram, came a little more than a week after the Nets star posted the offensive tweet, which has since been deleted. Irving conceded the video "contained some false anti-Semitic statements, narratives, and languages that were untrue and offensive to the Jewish Race/Religion." He went on to directly apologize to the Jewish community, though he indicated there were some parts of the documentary he still agrees with.
Kyrie Irving repeatedly defended posting antisemitic video before apologizing
Irving's apology comes after a week-long firestorm from several corners of the NBA and one previous attempt to make things right with a $500,000 donation the Anti-Defamation League has since rejected. The video contained a number of wildly problematic statements, including a fake quote from Adolf Hitler, whose name was misspelled. Among those criticizing Irving were Nets owner Joseph Tsai, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and a number of former NBA players, including Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Amar'e Stoudemire, Irving's old assistant coach. The Nets, NBA and National Basketball Players Association, of which Irving is a vice president, also released statements condemning hate and antisemitism, but didn't mention Irving by name. Irving initially disregarded accusations of antisemitism and claimed tweeting the documentary to his 4.6 million followers wasn't akin to promoting it, but the situation boiled over Thursday morning during a disastrous meeting with reporters. Instead, he said "I cannot be antisemitic if I know where I come from," echoing one narrative of the documentary. That moment, and a few others, led to the biggest wave of criticism yet against Irving, and the suspension from the Nets soon followed.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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