Nets owner has strong words for star Irving

Nets owner Joe Tsai said Friday he is disappointed that Kyrie Irving appears to support a film “based on a book full of antisemitic disinformation.”

The Nets’ star guard posted a link for the film “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America” on Twitter on Thursday. The synopsis on Amazon said the film “uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel.”

Tsai and the Nets reacted quickly to the latest trouble stirred up by Irving, who had previously supported the idea of the Earth being flat and last month on social media shared an old clip from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

“I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion,” Tsai wrote on Twitter regarding Irving.

Auto racing: Max Verstappen inched closer to a record 14th victory of the Formula One season by holding off a pair of Mercedes and Mexican favorite Sergio Perez to win the pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix. It was the sixth pole of the season for Verstappen, who clinched his second consecutive F1 title earlier this month. Red Bull wrapped up the constructors title last week.

Golf: Jordan Smith will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Portugal Masters after staying atop the leaderboard for a third straight day. Smith shot 9-under 62 after eagling the par-4 15 and making eight birdies to go with a sole bogey on Saturday at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course.

NFL: The Cowboys signed rookie running back Malik Davis to the active roster. It’s an indication Ezekiel Elliott won’t play Sunday.

Soccer: Brighton beat Chelsea 4-1 in the English Premier League to hand Graham Potter his first loss since leaving the southcoast club to take over the Blues. The loss dropped Chelsea eight points behind Manchester City.