The NBA announced on Thursday that Heat center Meyers Leonard has been suspended one week and fined $50k for saying an antisemitic slur during a Twitch live stream.
The NBA said that Leonard will also be “required to participate in a cultural diversity program.”
Leonard will also be required to participate in a “cultural diversity program.”
Here is the full news release, which includes a statement from Commissioner Adam Silver: https://t.co/I0QWNozHQ7 pic.twitter.com/YgugEyyVX8
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) March 11, 2021
The incident occurred while Leonard was playing Call of Duty, an online video game. At one point, Leonard can be heard saying, “F—— cowards, don’t f—— snipe at me you f—— k— b—-,” according to the Sun Sentinel.
The NBA issued a statement announcing that Leonard would be “away” from the team for a while.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 10, 2021
Leonard followed that up by apologizing for using the slur. Though, he said he didn’t know what the word meant at the time.
Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard releases statement apologizing for saying anti-Semitic slur on a livestream: pic.twitter.com/AOi7ZE6nCy
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 10, 2021
“The 2012 first-round pick joined the Heat as part of a four-team trade in July 2019,” according to Bleacher Report. “He spent the first seven years of his NBA career with the Portland Trail Blazers.”
Leonard has played for Portland and Miami in his nine-year career.
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