Mayor Trent Staggs suggests Kyrie Irving look for 'new line of work' if he found Jazz fan's sign distracting

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Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving pushed back against reports he asked for the removal of a sign a fan was holding during Monday's game against the Utah Jazz. But, at one point during the first quarter, Irving and the fan were seen having some sort of exchange.

The fan was later identified as Avremi Zippel, a rabbi and longtime Jazz season ticket holder. Zippel sat courtside during the New Year's Day game with a sign that said, "I'm a Jew and I'm proud." The message appeared to reference the backlash Irving faced after he posted a link to an antisemitic film on social media in 2022. Irving was a member of the Brooklyn Nets at the time.

Irving initially declined to apologize for the post, prompting the Nets to suspend him indefinitely Nov. 3, 2022. One day later, Nike announced the company had trminated its relationship with the star.

Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs made an appearance on Dan Dakich of Outkick's "Don't @ Me" show and discussed Irving and the courtside sign. Riverton is located about 20 miles from the Jazz's home arena.

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Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks during a game against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center Jan. 1, 2024, in Salt Lake City.  (Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

"If that sign is distracting to an NBA player, I think he needs to get a new line of work," Staggs told Dakich. "I've been to so many Jazz games where they've passed out towels that we wave and thunderclap sticks and so many other things that I would find so much more distracting than a sign."

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