Allegations against Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai resurface about his company "funding genocide": All you need to about the Uyghur Muslims controversy

In April 2022, ESPN allegedly reported that Brooklyn Nets team owner Joe Tsai was financially supporting the “cultural genocide” of Uyghur Muslims in China. The Alibaba co-founder invested in Megvii and SenseTime, AIs that are reportedly used in shepherding minor ethnic groups into barbed-wire camps for “re-education” in Xinjiang.

The PRC government, where Tsai is rumored to be influential, has maintained that the camps operate to prevent terrorism and maintain regional stability. Megvii and SenseTime provide facial recognition capabilities for the government to keep track of said minority groups.

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Joe Tsai signed off on Alibaba’s commitment to both technological companies, and now controls 29.4% of Megvii and 7% of SenseTime. Needless to say, he has a full understanding and knowledge of the purposes their technologies have been used in the Xinjiang region.

The U.S. government enforced a diplomatic boycott during the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing due to alleged human rights abuses in the region. The Biden administration banned diplomats from going to China at that time for “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.”

NBA journeyman Enes Kanter Freedom was one of the loudest figures to accuse the Chinese communist government of committing genocide against those people. Unlike Biden, he urged all participating countries to a full boycott of the 2022 Winter Games as a sign of protest.

The former OKC Thunder and Boston Celtics center sensationally called out LeBron James for failing to speak up against China. He asserted that “King James” chose to stay silent and dribble out of fear of losing millions via his deal with Nike.

"Shame on them for organizing an Olympic games in a country - in a dictatorship - like China." NBA player and activist Enes Kanter Freedom on the IOC's decision to proceed with the Beijing Olympics, in light of reported human rights violations committed against Uyghur Muslims. https://t.co/ZsmxL4MZCo

According to the ESPN report, there’s no record of Joe Tsai declaring his opposition to the reported crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. As the co-founder and second-most powerful man in Alibaba, many accused him of turning a blind eye to the Chinese regime’s oppression.

Joe Tsai also refused to be interviewed by ESPN before the report was published, which surprised no one. The Brooklyn Nets team owner has been a staunch supporter of the Chinese government for years.

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In 2019, Tsai ripped then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey for his tweet that supported Hong Kong protesters against China. Tsai wrongly accused Morey of “supporting a separatist movement.” Everyone in the NBA knows where the Brooklyn Nets owner stands when it comes to China.

Joe Tsai admonishes Kyrie Irving for promoting an antisemitic book

Brooklyn Nets team owner rebuked Kyrie Irving for supporting an antisemitic book. [photo: Fadeaway World]

The allegations of funding genocide in China promptly resurfaced after Joe Tsai admonished Kyrie Irving for supporting an antisemitic book. Social media is mocking the billionaire for rebuking Irving when he couldn’t even publicly address the human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by China.

Irving posted a tweet that provided a link to the book “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America,” and promptly got a reply from Tsai:

“I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation. I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity, or religion.”

I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation. I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion.

Joe Tsai said that it was important to address Irving's message as it was "bigger than basketball." Fans familiar with the Uyghur genocide accusations are ridiculing Tsai and asking him to take his own advice.