Celtics’ Jaylen Brown clarifies tweet showing to help Black Hebrew Israelites exterior Nets recreation

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown appeared to make clear his help of a bunch that appeared exterior the Barclays Center upon the return of Kyrie Irving to the Brooklyn Nets following his suspension.

Black Hebrew Israelites placed on a big show exterior the world. The group is linked to the antisemitic movie on Amazon that Irving posted to his social media, resulting in his eight-game suspension by the Nets.

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown drives to the basket in opposition to Pelicans ahead Naji Marshall in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.
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Brown initially tweeted, “power.”

But hours after it was revealed who the group was, the Celtics guard clarified what his tweet meant.

“I used to be not conscious of what particular group that was exterior of Barclay’s Center tonight,” Brown wrote.” I used to be celebrating the unification of our individuals welcoming the return of Kyrie to the courtroom, first look I assumed it was a identified fraternity the (C/Que’s) Omega psi phi (step’n) displaying help.”

Brown was vocal about Nets proprietor Joe Tsai’s feedback concerning Irving’s suspension, the place he stated the controversial level guard “nonetheless had work to do.” Brown, one of many vice presidents of the National Basketball Players Association, initially known as Tsai’s remarks on Irving returning “alarming.”

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Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving dribbles in opposition to Memphis Grizzlies ahead Jake LaRavia, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in New York.
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“[Tsai’s] response was alarming to me,” Brown stated by way of the New York Post. “He didn’t say that the group was working collectively to get Kyrie again on the ground. He stated that [Kyrie] had extra work to do. And our society has extra work to do, together with Joe Tsai. It’s 2022. It takes 10 minutes of time to see who these enterprise homeowners, companies, and so on., who they’re related to and who they’re doing enterprise with, who they’re affiliated with.”

“I’m vice chairman of the union, and it’s a part of my job to guard our gamers legally. And to see [co-founder and chairman of Nike] Phil Knight first come out and condemn Kyrie, and likewise see Joe Tsai say he has extra work to do, I feel it’s time for a bigger dialog.”

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving reacts after scoring in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in New York.
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The film on the middle of the controversy, “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” had an outline that claims the movie “uncovers the true identification of the Children of Israel by proving the true ethnicity of Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Sons of Ham, Shem and Japheth. Find out what Islam, Judaism and Christianity has coated up for hundreds of years regarding the true biblical identification of the so-called ‘Negro’ on this film full of tons of analysis.”

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.