The Miami Heat pivot, Meyers Leonard, was separated from the team indefinitely, the organization said in a statement on Tuesday night, while the NBA was conducting an investigation into an anti-Semitic insult during a recent live broadcast video game.
In the video that salió a la luz el martes, can be listened to Leonard says: “Malditos cobardes; no me dispares, maldita sea”.
“We are committed to entering the video and we are in the process of retrieving more information,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass in a statement. “The NBA unequivocally condemns all forms of audio discourse.”
Leonard did not respond immediately to the request for comment from ESPN, although he later denied the allegations and signaled that the error “is not an adequate representation of who he is”, while promising to do more.
“Lamento deeply has used an anti-Semitic insult during a live transmission ayer”, Leonard wrote in a post posted on Instagram. “Well, I do not know what the word means at this moment, my ignorance of its history and the offensive that the Jewish community has in it is absolutely an excuse and it is equivocado. in addition to people who can help educate about this type of audio and how we can fight it.
“Recognize and be due to my mistake and do not have to worry about anything as it is too much for another person. This is not an adequate representation of who you are and why you disconnect with the Arison, my teammates, the coaches, the schoolhoof office, and all the associates with the Miami Heat organization, to my family, to our many followers and other members of the Jewish community to whom he has inherited. Promote hacerlo mejor and if my future actions will be more powerful than us palabra.
An avid gambler, Leonard has repeatedly discussed the length of years since he likes to have exchanges with the fanatics on his Twitch feed.
Leonard has been standing since the 9th of January to suffer a lesbian injury that requires surgery and dio to finalize the time for him.