Back in 2022, former Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving sparked an uproar when he posted links to antisemitic tropes on social media . After the point guard initially refused to apologize, the Nets suspended him without pay. At the time, New York-based CNN global affairs analyst Bianna Golodryga wasn’t sure what to tell her then-tween son, who idolized the hometown hero and was confused about the rise in cultural figures including Kanye West sharing similar sentiments .

“My son asked me, ‘Can I not go to games anymore? Do they not like us? Am I being excluded for being Jewish?’ And I decided to reach out to his school and ask about what resources they had to address antisemitism,” Golodryga recalls. “It was basically ‘Nothing for this age. We encourage them to ask questions thems

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