NBA suspends employee who made rude comments after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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The NBA suspended an employee without pay for two weeks after he appeared to celebrate the murder of Charlie Kirk.
In an email sent to News Digital on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the association confirmed that the employee had “violated multiple NBA policies.”
According to OutKick, which first reported on the incident, the former employee called Kirk a “terrible person” and a “moron” in an Instagram story.
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Charlie Kirk speaks on stage during the Turning Point USA Young Women’s Leadership Summit at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center on June 14, 2025, in Grapevine, Texas. (Sam Hodde for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In a post the employee shared asking what Kirk’s “legacy” was, the employee wrote that he had none.
“He did absolutely nothing healthy for the world except spew dangerous rhetoric…There is no legacy,” the post said.
“Oh I also forgot to include ‘thoughts and prayers’. LMAO,” another post read.
The NBA told OutKick on Oct. 6 that it was “investigating” the matter, but did not provide another update until announcing the suspension on Wednesday, after multiple requests for comment from News Digital and OutKick.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
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It is unclear when the suspension was issued or what policies were violated. The NBA has not responded to an email from News Digital about those details.
Kirk, who would have turned 32 on Tuesday, was killed at Utah Valley University while debating with college students. He was shot while being asked about gun violence.
President Donald Trump awarded Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by Kirk’s widow, Erika.
United States President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the medal to his wife Erika Kirk (L) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Kirk’s “Turning Point USA” announced earlier this month that he would host his own halftime show for the Super Bowl in San Francisco, shortly after the NFL announced that Bad Bunny would perform at Levi’s Stadium.
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