Utah rabbi rehashes sign fiasco during Jazz game as Kyrie Irving's rep denies star lodged complaint

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A Utah rabbi is embroiled in a tiff with Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving over whether the guard levied a complaint against him and three others who were holding "I’m a Jew and I’m proud" signs.

Irving’s representative denied the assertion from Rabbi Avremi Zippel that he was the one who made the complaint at the Delta Center while the Mavericks were playing the Utah Jazz.

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Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, #11, drives to the basket against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan. 3, 2024. (Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)

In an interview with OutKick, Zippel rehashed his account.

"In the middle of the second quarter, I and another member of my party were walking through the courtside tunnel closest to our seats," Zippel said. "In the tunnel we were engaged in conversation regarding the incident with executives of the Jazz organization, one of whom verified for us that the request for the signs to be taken down originated on the Dallas bench.

"He went so far as to mention by name the head of the Jazz’s team security, unrelated to arena security, who was made aware of the request from his Dallas counterpart, and subsequently relayed the request to arena security.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, #11, dribbles the ball against the Utah Jazz during the first half at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Jan. 1, 2024. (Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports)

"I’d further point you to the dozen (at least) patrons who heard the interaction between Kyrie and myself, including ‘don’t gotta bring a sign like that to a game’