Kyrie Irving, an NBA superstar on the Brooklyn Nets, has made headlines these past few weeks for all the wrong reasons. Earlier this month, Irving posted a promotion on Twitter for a movie produced in 2018- which has heavy antisemitic concepts as major plot points in the movie, which was originally a book. Irving has come out and finally apologized for his tweet saying this to Sports New York in an interview, “I just want to apologize deeply for all my actions throughout the time that it’s been since the post was first put up. I’ve had a lot of time to think. But my focus, initially, if I could do it over, would be to heal and repair a lot of my close relationships with my Jewish relatives, brothers and sisters.” 

I still have skepticism, because he originally stated that he would not apologize- but then he turned around and did. So my question is, is he bluffing his apology to protect his image and so he can continue to play basketball? I interviewed many students here at the Brown School to get their opinions on the matter.

Sam Mesfin, a junior, said “Maybe his intentions weren’t antisemitic, but he was trying to spread Jewish origin,” when asked if Irving was meaning to be antisemitic.

Jake Amettis, a history teacher here at Brown was asked the same question. He responded, “I think that it is important for people to have different opinions, but I don’t think those different opinions should discriminate against others. If Kyrie Irving is at the platform he is at, he should be careful with what he is saying.”

I personally believe that Kyrie Irving was just misinformed and should have done more research. He said that he went to talk to many people in the Jewish community, and they went through the process of re-educating him and making him a better person. Kyrie’s 8-game-no-pay suspension is lifting soon and he is expected to return to the Nets' active roster at Sunday’s game.

 3…2…1…brrrrr…swish… AT THE BUZZER THE BEARS WIN! Now, who wants to miss that? Coming to any of the sports events is a great time and is fun for both players and students in attendance. The student section for soccer this year was fantastic, and that led to some of the soccer team's success. Let's continue this success by going to the home games for basketball season: elementary, middle and high, both boys and girls. Having great fans, friends, and family cheering you on always makes the game more fun and meaningful.

Attending games builds more community at Brown. Having that community is essential to success, especially in sports. There is no “I” in “team”. Also, having a tighter community can lead to more success in and out of school, as having people there for you in school can help you to be the best you. It also leads to more activities outside of school to bond with peers. After home games last year, a group of team members would go out to eat on Bardstown Road. This created a deeper bond within the group that went.

Winning more games and having more attendance gives the school more funding to support our entire school family- from supporting the sports teams, to the PTSA, all the way to funding field trips and additions to the school. This additional funding especially supports sports teams, as they are able to get new jerseys, equipment, and needed items to be successful.

Attending Brown sports events not only supports the team and the school, but supports the students in more ways than you think.