ForÂmer NBA Draft No. 1 pick Myers Leonard, who hasÂnât played in the league since 2021 after makÂing anti-SemitÂic slurs durÂing a video game livestream, told ESPN he has âno excusÂesâ for what he did. said he would like to play in the NBA again.
âI feel like Iâm livÂing in a bad dream,â Leonard told OutÂside the Linesâ JereÂmy Schaap in an interÂview that aired TuesÂday. â⊠I donât have hate cells in my body, and I know I made a big, big mistake.
Leonard last played in the NBA in JanÂuÂary 2021. In March 2021, he was susÂpendÂed for makÂing anti-SemitÂic slurs durÂing gameÂplay durÂing a live stream. He said he underÂwent surgery on his ankle in April 2021 and sufÂfered a nerve injury as a result.
Over the past two seaÂsons, heâs been in rehab for shoulÂder and ankle surgÂeries and has been out of proÂfesÂsionÂal basketball.
Leonard is averÂagÂing 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in 447 NBA games. Also famousÂly, durÂing the COVID-19-delayed 2019â20 seaÂson, durÂing the OrlanÂdo BubÂble nationÂal anthem, his teamÂmates knelt and stood to draw attenÂtion to the issue of police brutality.
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