MIAMI (CBSMiami) – More reaction from the Jewish community on Wednesday following Miami Heat’s Meyers Leonard anti-Semitic slur.
Leonard could face sanctions from the NBA, but one prominent Jewish athlete is extending an olive branch instead.
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Julian Edelman, a guy Dolphin fans know quite well, wrote an open letter to Leonard after the Heat’s center landed in hot water after he spewed a slur during a stream of obscenities over a live stream during a videogame.
The New England wide receiver is inviting Leonard out to dinner, saying he believes the Heat’s player spoke more out of ignorance than hate.