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Reggie Miller criticized NBA players for not speaking out against Kyrie Irving as they did against Donald Sterling or Robert Sarver.

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Ever since Kyrie Irving promoted an antisemitic movie on his Twitter account, both the media and the NBA fans have been vocal about it. However, the NBA players and the league itself have been pretty quiet.

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Hall of Famer and current NBA commentator Reggie Miller highlighted the fact during last night's match between the Brooklyn Nets and the Chicago Bulls.

"In years past, this league has been great because the players have led the way and they have strong voices," Miller said. "When Donald Sterling stepped in it, when Robert Sarver just recently stepped in it, our voices in the basketball community and our players were vocally strong in some type of discipline being handed down — or be gone."

"The players have dropped the ball on this case when it's been one of their own. It's been crickets," Miller added. "And it's disappointing because this league has been built on the shoulders of the players being advocates. Right is right and wrong is wrong. And if you're going to call out owners, and rightfully so, then you've got to call out players as well. You can't go silent in terms of this for Kyrie Irving. I want to hear the players and their strong opinions as well, just as we heard about Robert Sarver and Donald Sterling."

The NBA has been mostly silent about it as well, only releasing a statement without directly mentioning Irving but stating that hate speech of any kind is unacceptable and that the league will continue working to ensure that every member understands the impact of their words and actions.

Nets owner Joe Tsaihas condemned Irving's actionsbut no disciplinary measures have come from theBrooklyn Netsor the league so far. Beforegetting released yesterday, head coach Steve Nashcommented on it as an opportunity to grow.

Irving is the vice president of the NBA Players Association (NBAPA). The organization has released a statement about antisemitism but the player was not directly mentioned.

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