On March 10, Beijing time, the second half of the NBA schedule has not officially begun, but on the sidelines, Heat forward Meyers Leonard has a big event - according to reports, Leonard used a racist Jewish word in the process of playing a game live with friends, and the league has intervened in the investigation, Leonard will leave the team indefinitely, and the computer company that sponsored Leonard's live broadcast room also immediately canceled the sponsorship, which was once on the HOT search in the United States.
It is worth mentioning that Leonard received a phone call from the suspected Heat after saying the word, and in the following 20 seconds, he looked serious, did not say a word, and after hanging up the phone, Leonard said that his wife called him and then went offline.
Leonard has now issued an apology statement, saying: "I am deeply sorry for the use of racist Jewish words on the live broadcast, although I did not know the meaning of the word at the time, but my ignorance of history and the harm caused to the Jews is no excuse, I was wrong." I admit my mistake, I have done so much harm to others, I would never run away from such a thing. ”
Having said that, Leonard's apology doesn't seem to be understood, and just today, Wizards center Lopez Jr. talked about it: "It's a disgusting word that can't be solved by an apology at all." I haven't talked to Avdia about it yet, and he knows for sure that we all support him, and we support everyone who has the Jewish faith. Lopez Jr.'s teammate Deniavdia was jewish, and these words were clearly condemning Leonard.
In addition to Avdia, there are many Jews in the league, not only players, but also some bosses and executives, the most direct is the Heat boss Allison, alison has not yet responded to this matter, but from the perspective of "indefinite departure", this matter is obviously not so simple to solve.
Leonard's career may be over.
Racial discrimination has always been a "taboo" in the NBA, an example is the Clippers owner Sterling, because the phone recording with his girlfriend was exposed and involved in discrimination against blacks, Sterling was soon required by the league to sell the team, and banned from entering the NBA arena for life, the speed of this matter is still regarded as the "benchmark" of the NBA to this day.
Back to Leonard, so far this season, because of injuries, Leonard has only played 3 games, averaging only 3.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, he is not a star, at best he can only be a substitute center, for the Heat, there is not much gap between him and not - Leonard is in a contract year this year, after this contract, I am afraid to prepare to retire.