{"id":207836,"date":"2021-03-10T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=207836"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:15:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:15:13","slug":"miami-heats-meyers-leonard-apologizes-for-using-anti-semitic-slur-on-twitch-will-be-away-from-the-team-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miami-heats-meyers-leonard-apologizes-for-using-anti-semitic-slur-on-twitch-will-be-away-from-the-team-indefinitely\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat\u2019s Meyers Leonard Apologizes For Using Anti-Semitic Slur On Twitch, Will Be \u2018Away From The Team Indefinitely\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmiami-heats-meyers-leonard-apologizes-for-using-anti-semitic-slur-on-twitch-will-be-away-from-the-team-indefinitely%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=207836&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-36.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Miami Heat announced Tuesday that Meyers Leonard will be \u201caway\u201d from the NBA team indefinitely after he used an anti-Semitic slur during a \u201cCall of Duty\u201d stream on Twitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Leonard made the comment on Monday, seemingly directing the slur at someone else who was playing the popular \u201cCall of Duty\u201d game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cF***ing cowards. Don\u2019t f***ing snipe me. You f***ing k**e b**ch,\u201d Leonard was heard saying during the stream. At the time, Leonard had over 69,000 followers on Twitch, in addition to over 550,000 followers between his Instagram and Twitter profiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4634146341463\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meyers Leonard says racial slurs while playing CoD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WHwUnbV0pR\">pic.twitter.com\/WHwUnbV0pR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Main Team (@MainTeamSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MainTeamSports\/status\/1369353805138178049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Leonard apologized in a statement, claiming that he did not know what the slur meant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am deeply sorry for using an anti-Semitic slur during a livestream yesterday,\u201d Leonard said in a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMN-G35DdD9\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a> <span>posted to his Instagram account. \u201cWhile I didn\u2019t know what the word meant at the time, my ignorance about its history and how offensive it is to the Jewish community is absolutely not an excuse and I was just wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am now more aware of its meaning and I am committed to properly seeking out people who can help educate me about this type of hate and how we can fight it,\u201d Leonard continued. \u201cI acknowledge and own my mistake and there\u2019s no running from something like this that is so hurtful to someone else. This is not a proper representation of who I am and I want to apologize to the Arisons, my teammates, coaches, front office, and everyone associated with the Miami Heat organization, to my family, to our loyal fans and to others in the Jewish community who I have hurt. I promise to do better and know that my future actions will be more powerful than my use of this word.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Micky Arison, an Israeli-American billionaire, owns the Miami Heat.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of Leonard\u2019s sponsors, Astro Gaming, later announced that they had terminated their contract with the center, writing \u201c<\/span><span>We are aware of comments made by sponsored streamer, Meyers Leonard. ASTRO is committed to creating an inclusive gaming environment and one that combats racism and other forms of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor that reason, we are ending our relationship with Meyers Leonard, effective immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.6164383561644\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8MZ2CxA4YA\">pic.twitter.com\/8MZ2CxA4YA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ASTRO Gaming (@ASTROGaming) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASTROGaming\/status\/1369452218689204229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>According to the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/10\/meyers-leonard-dropped-by-gaming-sponsors-after-anti-jewish-slur\/\"><span>New York Post<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201c<\/span><span>Professional eSports organization FaZe Clan cut ties with the 29-year-old on Tuesday,\u201d with<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.co.uk\/gaming\/faze-clan-cuts-ties-with-miami-heats-meyers-leonard-after-he-uses-anti-semitic-slur-on-twitch\/\"><span>Unilad<\/span><\/a> <span>also reporting that Origin PC and Scuf Gaming had also confirmed \u201cthey\u2019ll no longer be working with [Leonard].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two hours after Leonard\u2019s apology, the Miami Heat released their official<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/sports\/miami-heat\/fl-sp-miami-heat-meyers-leonard-ethnic-slur-20210309-jyfddraqcnej3nay6by24mtui4-story.html\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Miami Heat vehemently condemns the use of any form of hate speech. The words used by Meyers Leonard were wrong and we will not tolerate hateful language from anyone associated with our franchise. To hear it from a Miami Heat player is especially disappointing and hurtful to all those who work here, as well as the larger South Florida, Miami Heat and NBA communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMeyers Leonard will be away from the team indefinitely. The Miami Heat will cooperate with the NBA while it conducts its investigation,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Heat announced Tuesday that Meyers Leonard will be \u201caway\u201d from the NBA team indefinitely after he used an anti-Semitic slur during a \u201cCall of Duty\u201d stream on Twitch. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310427,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-36.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Miami Heat\u2019s Meyers Leonard Apologizes For Using Anti-Semitic Slur On Twitch, Will Be \u2018Away From The Team Indefinitely\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-36.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Miami Heat\u2019s Meyers Leonard Apologizes For Using Anti-Semitic Slur On Twitch, Will Be \u2018Away From The Team Indefinitely\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}