NBA Star Ends Contract With Kanye West's Donda Sports Over Anti Semitic Comments

NBA Star Ends Contract With Kanye West's Donda Sports Over Anti Semitic Comments

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
  • Boston Celtics point guard Jaylen Brown has terminated his contract with Kanye West's agency Donda Sports
  • The NBA star joins other athletes to have ended their relationship with the rapper over his anti-Semitic comments
  • Brown helped the Boston Celtics reach the finals of the NBA last season before losing to champions Golden State Warriors

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics has terminated his contract with Donda Sports, following anti-Semitic comments made by agency founder Kanye West.

The rapper, who is now known as Ye, has received huge backlash for his comments about Jewish people in an interview on American podcast show, Drink Champs.

His statement led to corporate America cancelling him, with the latest being NBA star Brown, who was signed to Ye's Donda Sports marketing agency.

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Jaylen Brown has ended his relationship with Kanye West's Donda Sports. Credit: Getty Images.
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"I have always, and will always, continue to stand strongly against anti-Semitism, hate speech, misrepresentation and oppressive rhetoric of any kind," he said in a statement.

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Joining Brown is American Football defensive lineman Aaron Donald, who also parted ways with Donda Sports recently.

"Our family has made the decision to part ways with Donda Sports," wrote Donald and his wife Erica in a statement. "The recent comments and displays of hate and anti-Semitism are the exact opposite of how we choose to live our lives and raise our children."

Before West made the anti-Semitic comments, he had earlier been spotted in a 'White Lives Matter' T-Shirt during the Paris Fashion Week.

Donda Sports was officially formed in May, in honour of the hip-hop mogul's late mother.

Adidas, Gap and Balenciaga have all cancelled the multi-millionaire.

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green punches teammate Jordan Poole

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green punched his teammate Jordan Poole in a practice scuffle, and is expected to face serious internal punishment from the club.

A heated interaction between the two players quickly took a wrong turn after pushing and shoving, resulting in Green 'forcefully' sticking the young guard.

The team is preparing for the start of a new NBA season later this month. They are the defending NBA champions, after beating Boston Celtics 4-2 in the best of seven series in last season's final.

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Lukman Mumuni
Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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