Marcin Gortat invites Kyrie Irving to Poland: 'He will learn more' / News - Basketnews.com

Marcin Gortat believes Kyrie Irving would learn a lot by visiting Poland where several of the biggest concentration camps were located during World War II.

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Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been in media turmoil ever since he promoted an antisemitic movie on his Twitter account. After refusing to apologize, the star player was suspended indefinitely by the team.

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Following the news, TMZ Sports caught former NBA center Marcin Gortat for a comment on the situation.

"I think he had a tough season with everything that was happening, and Kyrie wasn't definitely helpful," the retired Polish player said about Steve Nash getting released. "I think he's a good coach. He was a brilliant player, I think he's very smart, very organized but he probably needs more time to be better at his craft."

Asked to comment about Kyrie Irving directly, the former NBA player offered him to come to Poland.

"The stuff he said is completely wrong. If he wants to learn about the stuff he was talking about, I can invite him to Poland and he will learn more about the whole situation," Gortat told.

"It is what it is, it's a team decision and you have to respect that. He was supposed to get some kind of punishment but it's about what's better for the team," he explained the Nets' decision to suspend Irving. "If suspending one of the best players is good for the team, it's their decision."

Poland was one of the epicenters of Holocaust during the World War II by Nazi Germany. The country was home to several of the biggest concentration camps during the period. By various estimates, around 3 million Jews were killed in the camps in Poland.

Meanwhile, Poland has the largest group of individuals that have received the Righteous Among the Nations award, which is instituted by Israel to honor people who risked their lives to protect the Jewish during the Holocaust.

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