MIAMI – It was a busy Wednesday afternoon on twitter for Heat legend Dwyane Wade.
The former Miami Heat guard tweeted his support for his friend, actor Nick Cannon.
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Cannon was dropped by ViacomCBS after an interview Cannon did on his podcast “Cannon’s Class.”
In the interview, Cannon promoted several anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Wade originally tweeted, “@NickCannon We are with you Keep Leading!”
After facing a severe backlash, Wade deleted his original tweet.
Wade attempted to clarify his support for his long-time friend by writing, “I want to clarify my now deleted tweet. I was not supporting or condoning what Nick Cannon specifically said, but I had expressed my support of him owning the content and brand he helped create.”
I want to clarify my now deleted tweet. I was not supporting or condoning what Nick Cannon specifically said, but I had expressed my support of him owning the content and brand he helped create 🙏🏾
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) July 15, 2020
About an hour later, Wade sent a third tweet.
Wade said he has “ZERO tolerance” for hate speech and that he should have looked further into Cannon’s comments before sending the tweet.
I was too quick to respond without being fully informed about his hurtful anti-Semitic remarks. As you all know I have ZERO tolerance for any hate speech!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) July 15, 2020