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Meet the fans who wore 'fight antisemitism' shirts to protest Kyrie Irving

JL;DR SUMMARY In response to Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving's controversial posting of an antisemitic movie link, a group of Orthodox Jewish fans found a creative way to express their displeasure. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ProtestOrthodox JewsSocial MediaNbaKyrie IrvingBrooklyn NetsHebrews To NegroesAaron JungreisBryan Haimm

Places mentioned

Paramus, New Jersey, United States
"Lindsay Haimm, who hustled to the Bergen Town Center in Paramus, New Jersey, to get the shirts made Monday afternoon, felt the groups message threaded the needle."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"In a plan that came together in less than 24 hours, eight Jewish fans went to the Brooklyn Nets home game Monday night in matching blue shirts with the phrase fight antisemitism emblazoned across it."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."

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