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I'm sure the Nazi brigade in this forum will love this.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1561092
The Knicks and Nets both visit the San Antonio Spurs this week, where the story could be more serious than just a tale of two bad teams facing a le contender.
Spurs star guard Tony Parker came under fire on Sunday for his alleged use of an anti-Semitic gesture described as a “reverse” Nazi salute. Parker was asked by the Simon Wiesenthal Center to apologize.
French media outlets published a photo taken earlier this year of the French-born Parker doing the “quenelle,” as it is known, at the side of Dieudonne, a comedian and accused anti-Semite who coined the gesture, according to The Algemeiner, a New York-based newspaper that covers Jewish and Israel-related topics. The Spurs host the Nets on Tuesday and the Knicks on Thursday.
“It’s the Nazi salute in reverse,” Roger Cukierman, leader of the French partner of the World Jewish Congress, told Reuters.
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Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights group named after the Nazi hunter, urged Parker on Sunday to “apologize for his past use of the quenelle ‘Nazi’ salute,” according to the Algemeiner.
“As a leading sports figure on both sides of the Atlantic, Parker has a special moral obligation to disassociate himself from a gesture that the government of France has identified as anti-Semitic,” Cooper said.
Parker, 31, was photographed in September and October by French media outlets making the gesture backstage at Dieudonne’s concerts.
The NBA, along with the Spurs, had no immediate comment. Parker had 22 points in nearly 36 minutes in a comeback 112-104 win over the visiting Kings on Sunday night.
The Parker news came a day after French soccer star Nicolas Anelka was heavily criticized for his use of the same gesture following his goal for West Bromwich Albion in Saturday’s 3-3 draw at West Ham in the English Premier League.
Anelka was seen pointing his right arm down and laying his left hand near his right shoulder to make the gesture. Anelka tried to explain away the salute by saying it was nothing more than a homage to Dieudonne, his friend, but the action was condemned by French Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron. And the European Jewish Congress requested that Anelka be disciplined by the English authorities, CNN reported Sunday.
Dieudonne has been fined for inciting racial hatred and hate speech on several occasions
I'm sure the Nazi brigade in this forum will love this.
If a white man ain't holding the dirty end of the stick it don't count.
This is true, Dale. Only a white human being can be accused of any wrongdoing. If you are a shade off white, you are immediately a victim.
Definitely now my favorite Spur. Big ups to TP.
lol the wankers upstairs they know who they are after the battle of words protecting this got from my tbombs...are in hiding one of their own is making fun of them...
This racist hero ball racist wanker anti-Semite tbh.
parker is half white, does that count?
Dieudonné, my !
It's ok to in whites, It's ok kill arabs, it's ok to call black degenerates...But the Jews, damn even the slightest.
m>s going to start repping no. 9
At very least, Parker is a complete dumb for doing this gesture, inviting media backlash, and creating a distraction for his team, tbh.... couple that with the wife-swapping incident, the heroballing, and his threats of walking to the Knicks and he looks like a real bag, imho....
Of course, upstairs is in full Church of Parker meltdown mode -"Greatest point guard who ever lived! He didn't know! People are too sensitive!"
yes, probably why people like lefty or me post more down here. you comment on his y moments and get a bunch of gay feedback.At very least, Parker is a complete dumb for doing this gesture, inviting media backlash, and creating a distraction for his team, tbh.... couple that with the wife-swapping incident, the heroballing, and his threats of walking to the Knicks and he looks like a real bag, imho....
Of course, upstairs is in full Church of Parker meltdown mode -
Parker has several notable moments of doing dumb or heroballing us into trouble yet it's forgiven because he's our
I don't really care if he's antisemitic or not, though it is a bigger issue in France. I don't hate Jews, sort of respect them but I don't always trust them either.
Leave Tony Parker alone! :'( ' ' ' ' '
the ers are oversensitive imho. my Anelka did that gesture right on the pitch and it doesn't mean nothing but a gesture.
got damn nadzys
Parker's a bag off the court. There's no denying it.
Wait, that pic was taken 3 years ago or is Tony trying to down play this stunt?“While this gesture has been part of French culture for many years, it was not until recently that I learned of the very negative concerns associated with it. When l was photographed making that gesture three years ago, I thought it was part of a comedy act and did not know that it could be in any way offensive or harmful. Since I have been made aware of the seriousness of this gesture, I will certainly never repeat the gesture and sincerely apologize for any misunderstanding or harm relating to my actions. Hopefully this incident will serve to educate others that we need to be more aware that things that may seem innocuous can actually have a history of hate and hurt.”
God Spurs fans love to hate their players. I've never seen anything like it (outside of Philly).
Guess calling him a for the Erin Barry situation means I'm hating on him. I'm a fan of Parker on the court.
God Spurs fans love to hate their players. I've never seen anything like it (outside of Philly).
I'm not gonna pretend he's a saint off the court.
You also don't know the entire story.Guess calling him a for the Erin Barry situation means I'm hating on him. I'm a fan of Parker on the court.
I'm not gonna pretend he's a saint off the court.
I guess it's easy to hand wave and make generalizations about stuff like that but it's always way more complicated than you'll ever hear about on TMZ. Maybe Eva treated him like and he'd had enough? Maybe Brent's wife was seriously unhappy?
I think there's a pretty thick line between, massive canoe and "saint". Just because Parker isn't the latter doesn't mean he's got to be the former.
brent's wife >>>>> longoria.
also,
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