Meyers Leonard: On the Record

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Documented record

• March 8, 2021: On March 8, 2021, Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard used the antisemitic slur "kike" while livestreaming Call of Duty: Warzone on Twitch, and the NBA subsequently fined him $50,000 (the league's maximum) and suspended him one week from all team facilities and activities. Don't f***ing snipe me, you f***ing kike bitch Source 1 Source 2

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: We don't stand behind casually spitting out an antisemitic slur, no matter how much you claim not to have known the word's history — words like that carry real weight.

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Sources manually reviewed 2026-07-27. Corrections and later context will be appended to this page.