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Irving’s performance on the court and behavior off it is frustrating his teammates and managers.

Kyle Irving has become a controversial figure within the Brooklyn Nets, both for his performance on the court and his behavior off of it. Recently, he posted a link to an antisemitic film on his personal social media, stating that it is his right to post whatever he wants. This behavior has drawn widespread criticism, but it wouldn’t be as much of a hit if he were performing well on the court. He isn’t, however.

In the Nets’ most recent game against the Chicago Bulls, Irving only scored four points on 2-for-12 shooting, missing six attempts at three-pointers. During a discussion on TNT Inside, famous basketballer Charles Barkley dismissed Irving’s lackluster performance. “I think he should have been suspended. Adam Silver should have suspended him. They made a mistake. I can’t believe we’re talking about this idiot.”

Following the game, Nets General Manager Sean Marks spoke about his own dissatisfaction with Irving, but stressed that the matter needs to be handled carefully. “I think everybody knows he’s going to have to answer these questions at some point and he hasn’t sort of shied away in the past,” Marks said. “But I think the last postgame meeting didn’t go well and we’re not trying to cover it up, I think this is something that needs to be addressed, but let’s address it in the right form and fashion.”

“It hurts me sometimes when we have to sit up here to talk about stuff that divides the game. That we gotta answer for what this idiot has done.”

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“At some point he will come up here and do media again, but I think at this point we don’t want to cause more fuss right now, more interaction with people,” Marks said. “Let’s let him simmer down and let’s … I guess let’s let cooler minds prevail. We need to go out and educate ourselves, educate the whole group and get some direction, seek from the experts, and one of them is certainly the ADL.”