NBA investigating anti-Semitic slur by Miami player

An NBA player has come under fire after a video surfaced of him using an anti-Semitic slur during a livestreamed video game, CNN reports. Meyers Leonard, who plays forward-center for the Miami Heat, was captured on the video app Twitch while playing the popular video game “Call of Duty: Warzone” where he reportedly said: “F**king cowards. Don't f**king snipe at me. You k*** b****.” The video was not posted on Leonard’s official Twitch account, but elsewhere where he was identified. Leonard took to Instagram to issue a formal apology, saying that he is “deeply sorry for using an anti-Semitic slur.” “While I didn’t know what the word meant at the time, my ignorance about its history and how offensive it is to the Jewish community is absolutely not an excuse and I was just wrong,” the note read. “I am now more aware of its meaning and I am committed to properly seeking out people who can help educate me about this type of hate and how we can fight it.” https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1369483385882689541