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Kyrie Irving is officially no longer a member of the Brooklyn Nets, and he might have rethought some things on his way out.
You might remember how the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks ignited the biggest controversy of the NBA season when he posted and repeatedly defended a documentary riddled with antisemitic falsehoods and conspiracy theories, such as a false quote from Adolf Hitler, whose name was misspelled.
That saga ended with Irving receiving a suspension from the Nets that eventually lasted eight games and, among other things, issuing an apology to the Jewish community for circulating a documentary that "contained some false, anti-Semitic statements."
Well, The Athletic's Sam Amick noted in a podcast published Tuesday that Irving recently deleted said apology. Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach also noted the apology had been deleted as far back as Jan. 20.
Irving addressed the deleted post during his introductory news conference with the Mavericks later Tuesday:
"I delete a lot of things on my Instagram. I've had things that have happened before in my life, probably not as drastic as that moment, which led to a lot of confusion and uncertainty about what I meant and what I stand for. I had to sit up in front of these mikes and explain to the world who I am and I know who I am. I delete things all the time and it's no disrespect to anyone in the community. Just living my life."
When asked if he stood by the message of the since-deleted apology,...
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