'We've got to be consistent': Rev. Al Sharpton says it's OK to criticize Kyrie Irving
some saw as fomenting antisemitic violence during riots in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood in the early 1990s.
Speaking to Jewish leaders in 2019, Sharpton acknowledged that he could have “done more to heal rather than harm” during the Crown Heights riots. Decades after those events, Sharpton was asked Wednesday about Irving’s situation. The MSNBC host did not mention Irving specifically in his reply, but said it is important that people be allowed to hold each other accountable.Jaylen Brown, Kyrie Irving and Blake Griffin among those helping Donda Academy basketball players decide whether or not to transfer and cut ties with Kanye West.
“We fight against bigotry of all forms,” Sharpton said, “and bigotry cannot be normalized and victims cannot say that they’re going to victimize others.” Sharpton did say he has not taken a position on when Irving should be allowed to return to the Nets. Irving will serve the fourth game of his suspension Wednesday when the Nets host the Knicks. Earlier in the day, the Nets promoted Jacque Vaughn to the head coaching position. Vaughn is 2-2 after taking over as acting coach for Steve Nash on Nov. 1.
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