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Shannon Sharpe says it’s time to get past the latest Kyrie Irving controversy … telling TMZ Sports that the Nets star’s mea culpa is enough for him to be ready “move on” from it all.
Sharpe explained his stance on the matter to us out at LAX on Friday … saying now that Irving’s apologized — and both NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Brooklyn owner Joe Tsai have deemed him to be not antisemitic — he’s down to put the whole saga in the past.
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Adam Silver, Nets Owner Joe Tsai Sure Kyrie Irving Is Not Antisemitic After Meetings
“He’s done what they asked him to do,” the Hall of Famer said. “He’s apologized.”
Sharpe did acknowledge that Irving’s apology may not have been as prompt as some people would have liked — but he went on to say it’s still enough in his eyes.
“Hopefully, he meets with some of the people that were offended by the link he posted,” Sharpe said, “and then, yeah, I agree, I’m ready to move on.”
As we reported, after Irving tweeted out a link to the antisemitic film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!” and then refused to apologize for it … he was hit with an indefinite suspension by the Nets.
But, since that time, Irving has said he’s sorry … and apparently had productive meetings and conversations with both Silver and Tsai about it all this week.
Clearly, Sharpe — who has been critical of Irving on FS1’s “Undisputed” in the past — believes that’s all enough.
“You said he needed to apologize,” Sharpe said. “He’s done that.”