Myers Leonard, the power forward and chin of the Miami Heat is once again at the center of a mini-scandal. After refusing at the end of last season to kneel during the American Anthem like the rest of his teammates and the league (who showed solidarity in protest of Colin Kaepernick), this time the 11th-placed pick in the 2012 draft managed to get entangled with a miserable statement that could cost him a long suspension.
It all started when Leonard, who was a partner in a video game that went online, was caught in a moment of anger when he uttered the antisemitic curse KYKE (“Jew”) and all this in the face of giggles from the participants in the game. Of course, this did not go unnoticed by the surfers, who began to spread the problematic segment of the hit player online.
The media treated Meyers Leonard not kneeling with his teammates as if it was some act of deep thought and introspection. There’s nothing deep about any of this. https://t.co/i2CD5jw8fc
– Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) March 9, 2021
It should be noted that just six months ago, former basketball player Stephen Jackson provided his own antisemitic statements, supporting the words of American football star Dashon Jackson (“The Jews will blackmail America. Their plan to rule the world will not work ..). Later, c. ‘Xon was criticized, and had to apologize to the American media. Now all that remains is to wait and see when Leonard’s apology arrives.