Fresh blow for Josh Giddey as NBA star's agent is fired for making a shocking social media post about the war in Gaza

Josh Giddey's agent has reportedly been sacked from prominent management company Octagon after posting a controversial statement on social media.

Daniel Moldovan was deemed to have made a 'gross' violation of the company's policy after becoming aware that he had attacked a Black Lives Matter post supporting Hamas' October 7 massacre in Israel, according to News Corp.

Moldovan is a prominent figure in Australian basketball and played a huge role in landing Giddey his big shot in the NBA. He will remain Giddey's representative despite his separation from Octagon.

The high-profile agent joined Octagon after building his Lighthouse Sports Management company, becoming the most powerful agent in the sport Down Under.

He also represents Dyson Daniels, NBL MVP Xavier Cooks and Chris Goulding.

Moldovan is an Orthadox Jew and has preivously spoken out about the tragedies in Gaza. 

He responded to an Instagram post from a Black Lives Matter chapter in Chicago, which posted a picture of a paraglider with a Palestian flag and a caption that read: 'I stand with Palestine'.

The October 7 attack saw Hamas use paragliders to descend on a music festival and killing hundreds of people as well as kidnapping others across the border.

'72 hours after terrorists' paraglided into a music festival and slaughtered 260 young people,' Moldovan responded. 'This is how BLM chose to symbolise where their support lies. F*** BLM and anyone who supports them.' 

The BLM post has since been deleted.  

The added attention on Giddey and his close circle comes amid separate NBA and police investigations into the Oklahoma City Thunder star's alleged inappropriate behaviour with a minor.

Photos of Giddey with a girl were recently posted on social media.

Giddey was asked about the accusation as he made his return to the basketball court on Saturday and said: 'Yeah, I mean I understand the question obviously, but, err, there's no further comment right now.'

He took to the court on Tuesday night and was booed by opposing fans. 

According to TMZ, police are keen to speak with the young girl in question, but it's claimed neither the girl nor those around her are talking to officials as they try to gather more information.