It started with a back-and-forth between Kyrie Irving and Dennis Schröder in the third quarter of a close game between the Nets and Lakers. Then, it got ugly.
According to Complex.com and others, Schröder’s purported use of the N-word in the confrontation triggered Irving, leading to both men getting tossed for the first time in their careers.
A day later, Irving tweeted this...
The N-word is a derogatory racial slur!
It will never be...
-a term of endearment
-reclaimed
-flipped
NEVER FORGET ITS FOUL AND TRUE HISTORY!