Dave Portnoy says he thinks antisemitic sign at Philadelphia Barstool bar was intended as a joke

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said Monday he believes an antisemitic sign at his Philadelphia bar Saturday night was most likely intended as a joke but that there was nothing funny about the offensive display.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said Monday he believes an antisemitic sign at his Philadelphia bar Saturday night was most likely intended as a joke but that there was nothing funny about the offensive display.

"Maybe it wouldn’t have shocked me as much if I didn’t see it in a bar that I owned," Portnoy told NBC News. "But the uptick in antisemitism has been noticeable."

He's outraged by it and pushing for accountability. Two women who served the group and delivered the sign to a crowded table at Barstool Sansom Street in Center City Philadelphia have been fired, he said. The servers have not been identified.

The patrons ordered bottle service along with the custom sign. It is not uncommon for bars to offer personalized signs with bottle service orders.

A student at Temple University, 2 miles north of Portnoy's bar, was placed on interim suspension for alleged involvement in the incident. The university said it’s investigating.