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The Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games for an antisemitic post

Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving speaks before the team's NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 19, 2022, in New York. The Nets are suspending Irving for at least five games without pay, saying they were dismayed by his failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs." Frank Franklin II/AP hide caption

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The Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for at least 5 games for an antisemitic post

November 4, 2022 • Basketball star Kyrie Irving posted a clip on Twitter from a film that contained false and antisemitic comments. The post has since been deleted and Irving now faces a suspension of at least 5 games.

Suspended, Eligible, Benched: Dodgers' Utley Sits Out Game 3, Mets Win 13-7

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Chase Utley slides into New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada during the seventh inning in Game 2 of baseball's National League Division Series on Saturday. Utley earned a two-game suspension for the play, which he has appealed. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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Suspended, Eligible, Benched: Dodgers' Utley Sits Out Game 3, Mets Win 13-7

October 12, 2015 • Utley appealed a two-game suspension handed down by MLB for a slide that broke Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada's leg. Though Utley is eligible to play during the appeal, he's not in the starting lineup.