Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and Kyrie Irving have received a great deal of backlash after their controversial rule. The popular rapper started the saga after making some supposedly offensive comments against the Jewish community weeks ago. Last week, Brooklyn nets guard Kyrie Irving also got involved in the controversy after sharing the link to a movie based on an allegedly anti-semitic book. Irving was deemed as anti-semitic by several critics and the talks of a suspension also ensued. Recently, Shaquille O’Neal’s close friend Charles Barkley called out Kanye West and Kyrie Irving amid the whole controversy.

NBA veteran Charles Barkley joined his fellow NBA on TNT host Ernie Johnson at The Steam Room podcast. Barkley shared his point of view on the whole Kyrie Irving and Kanye West situation. The two TNT analysts welcomed Rabbi Erez Sherman to get a feel of how the Jewish community feels about the controversial moves by West and Irving. 

Barkley condemns Kyrie Irving and Kanye West

During the discussion, Barkley took a dig at West and Irving by claiming that insulting comments from the people of the Black community towards other minority groups bothered him. The 11-timeAll-Star understood that being a minority was quite tough in the country. Charles Barkley felt the only way for minorities to heal was to unite together instead of disrespecting and making stereotypes against one another.

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Barkley said, “I mean this stuff has been going on for hundreds and hundreds of years. But, when you throw gasoline which is what you do when you sat stuff like Kanye and Kyrie. When you throw gasoline on the fire, it’s just crazy.”

The 1993 MVP did not seem to be impressed by West and Irving’s take and criticized them for dividing the minority communities with their actions.

Irving suspended by Nets over anti-semitic posts

Kyrie Irving was heavily criticized for sharing a link to a controversial movie on his social media account. The seven-time All-Star was forced to take the post down after receiving backlash. The movie is believed to have been inspired by an anti-semitic book. Thus, many people started calling out Irving for espousing anti-semitic views.

Irving shared another post to clarify that he had no anti-semitic beliefs. However, a recent comment about his beliefs on anti-semitism has led to a five-game suspension for the Nets star. Initially, the Nets discussed the matter with the NBA and did not take any action. However, Irving recently refused to explicitly condemn the film and its message despite apologizing for the negative impact of his words.

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Subsequently, the Nets decided to hand Kyrie Irving a suspension for making comments against the franchise’s beliefs. The Nets claimed Irving’s failure to disavow anti-semitism was deeply disturbing, deeming him unfit to be associated with the team currently.