NBA-Irving stops short of apology for publicizing anti-Semitic film

:Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said on Thursday he meant no harm in posting a link to an anti-Semitic documentary on social media but stopped short of offering the formal apology that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver had been looking for.

Irving has been under fire since he posted the link on social media last Thursday and initially defended doing so during a contentious post-game news conference over the weekend. He has since deleted the post.

The seven-times All-Star met with reporters again on Thursday less than an hour after Silver slammed him for showing a lack of remorse.

"I didn't mean to cause any harm," said Irving. "I'm not the one who made the documentary."

Irving was also specifically asked whether, in hindsight, he was sorry for the hurt his post had caused people.

"I take my responsibility for posting that," said Irving. "Some things that were questionable in there, untrue. Like I said in the first time you guys asked me when I was sitting on that stage, I don't believe everything that everybody posts. It's a documentary."

In a joint statement on Wednesday with the Nets and Anti-Defamation League, Irving said he opposed all forms of hatred. Irving and the Nets also said they would each donate $500,000 toward organizations that work to eradicate hate.

The NBA and union representing its players issued statements condemning hate speech but neither mentioned Irving by name until Silver's comments were distributed.

"Kyrie Irving made a reckless decision to post a link to a film containing deeply offensive anti-Semitic material," Silver said in a statement.

"While we appreciate the fact that he agreed to work with the Brooklyn Nets and the Anti-Defamation League to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination, I