Utah Jazz 'force rabbis to remove pro-Jewish signs after Mavericks star Kyrie Irving complains about them' - over a year on from the guard's anti-Semitism controversy

A group of rabbis claim they were forced to put away pro-Jewish signs by the Utah Jazz after Kyrie Irving reportedly complained to security about them. Rabbi and Jazz fan Avremi Zippel said he and three of his peers attended Utah's game against the Dallas Mavericks on New Year's Day with the intention of sitting courtside with the signs to send a message to the NBA star. A group of rabbis claim they were forced to put away pro-Jewish signs by the Utah Jazz They attended the game with the signs to send a message to Mavericks star Kyrie Irving Irving was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets in November 2022 amid an anti-Semitism row The signs drew a reaction from Irving during the first quarter after the guard spotted them as he inbounded the ball. Fans sat courtside at a Nets game in 2022 wearing T-shirts reading 'Fight anti-Semitism' The group were reportedly ribbing the guard and he told them he was 'grateful' for them The former Brooklyn Nets star faced backlash in 2022 for publicizing the 2018 film which is based on a book of the same name that has been described as 'venomously anti-Semitic' He was suspended by the Nets on November 3, 2022 for a minimum of five games, hours after he refused to say he had no anti-Semitic beliefs when meeting with reporters at Brooklyn's practice facility.