Retired NBA star Dwyane Wade took a moment during the debut episode of NBA on TNT's “The Arena” to address his tweet supporting Nick Cannon after the entertainer was fired from ViacomCBS for uttering anti-Semitic remarks.

Wade emphasized that he while he doesn't support the views Cannon expressed, he still backs him as a friend and supports the work he's done to provide opportunities for members of the black community.

“I don't support hate speech, but I will support another black man that in America get thrown away all the time and Nick Cannon has been an unbelievable role model for us, we've all made mistakes,” Wade said on the first night of the five-night live documentary series.

Wade said he's spent the week listening and having conversations to educate himself on how to be a better voice for love. “I've always been against hate,” the three-time champion said.

In the wake of Cannon's ousting and the outrage over his promotion of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and various anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, Wade initially tweeted “We are with you” followed by a black fist emoji and “Keep leading!” Wade quickly took that tweet down and issued a second tweet on July 15 explaining his social media activity.

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“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,” Wade wrote. He followed that up with a second post in which he admitted he “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!”

Last week, NBA legend and writer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar published an essential column in The Hollywood Reporter questioning the lack of condemnation from his fellow athletes for the multiple public figures—including Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, former NBA player Stephen Jackson, and rapper/actor Ice Cube—who have recently expressed some degree of support for anti-Semitic sentiments.