Anti-Semitism: Hiring a Jewish Lawyer?

Check out this story, about an ex-NBA player getting suspended for saying he hired a Jewish lawyer because they are crafty and shrewd,

I've got big-time lawyers,” Richardson said, according to the Times Union. “I've got big-time Jew lawyers.”

When told by the reporters that the comment could be offensive to people because it plays to the stereotype that Jews are crafty and shrewd, he responded with, “Are you kidding me? They are. They've got the best security system in the world. Have you ever been to an airport in Tel Aviv? They're real crafty. Listen, they are hated all over the world, so they've got to be crafty.”

And he continued, “They got a lot of power in this world, you know what I mean?” he said. “Which I think is great. I don't think there's nothing wrong with it. If you look in most professional sports, they're run by Jewish people. If you look at a lot of most successful corporations and stuff, more businesses, they're run by Jewish. It's not a knock, but they are some crafty people.”

What are everyone's thoughts on this? Clearly, it doesn't seem like he had any intent to make a derogatory statement, but it came across that way. People say much worse things about Muslims but its not even anywhere in the neighborhood of being considered offensive. Maybe its a sign of our lack of craftiness ;)