Kyrie Irving’s apology Thursday night was “a step in the right direction,” Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks said Friday. Marks outlined further steps the team would like to see Irving take before reinstating him from his suspension.
general manager Sean Marks said Friday as he outlined further steps the team would like to see the 30-year-old guard take before reinstating him from his suspension.
“I think after anything like this you would always hope there is a change, a change in feelings and a change in attitude,” Marks said, adding that “actions speak louder than words.”Sean Marks just addressed us at shootaround. Essentially said there wasn’t enough dialogue between Irving and the organization throughout all of this. Said it’s up to Irving if he wants to go through the remedial steps they’ve outlined for him to return.
The suspension announcement came hours after Irving spoke to the media Thursday for the first time since Saturday when he endorsed the “New World Order” views of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and questioned the backlash he received for posting an Amazon link to a documentary titled “From Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America!,” a film with antisemitic views. Irving met with reporters for just over six minutes but did not issue an apology for his recent actions.
On Wednesday night, in a joint statement, the Nets and Irving, in conjunction with the Anti-Defamation League, announced that Irving and the organization would each donate $500,000 “toward causes and organizations that work to eradicate hate and intolerance in our communities.” In the joint statement, Irving acknowledged his actions but did not apologize for them.
Greenblatt tweeted on Friday that Irving’s apology is “an encouraging” step but added the film became a bestseller because Irving tweeted a link to it.
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