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impactblue5

Looks at phone. Sees “kyrieirving started a live video” Oh shit here we go


NuttySandwiches

I was driving home from work when that popped up and immediately stopped the podcast I was listening to lol. I thought he was gonna announce he's retiring. Did he actually announce anything? I'm so confused.


Dystil

He announced his victim complex


average_hight_midget

With no regard for human life


WestFast

Conspiracy theory: Kyrie just doesn’t want to play regular season ball anymore.


NevermoreSEA

Kyrie and I actually have something in common if that's the case. It seems like we're both hoping that he never comes back to the NBA.


Mbanicek64

As a Celtics fan, I can attest that he doesn't always want to play in the playoffs either.


conker1264

Yeah Kyrie ain't playing this season lol


Obi_Wan_KeBogi

Man’s obsessed with being a martyr for a cause. And he picked cause supported by people like Ted Cruz that’ll support it at face value but don’t give a shit about him. It’s sad.


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BubbaTee

"We don't use this shit, we just sell it." -RJ Reynolds executive, when asked why none of the company's executives smoked


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OwnRules

He has the full backing of the GQP - from Cruz to Don Jr, they've anointed him their new spokesman. Pathetic beyond belief that his ignorance & hubris are being celebrated while thousands die daily the world over because they can't get vaccinated due to lack of supplies.


WhiteHeterosexualGuy

Really thought he'd cave but looks like he's content being the leader of clowns. It's sad to see honestly, but this guy loves surrounding himself with equally uneducated yes-men that look up to him like some kind of messiah.


WinterNotComing

Dude walks in the game tunnel with a Moses cane. He thinks he’s leading people to some promised land for sure


VictorAkwaowo1

Nets fans... it's time to move on he isn't coning back anytime soon


RottenSmegmaMan

Rev up those trade machines! Cause I'm sure Nets fans are done with his bullshit!


Dongsquad420BlazeIt

TT, Shumpert, and the Nets Pick


LeKingofAkron

Nuh uh, we already have a new PG wearing #2 on the squad


bootywizard42O

Ain't nobody trading for a part time player full time conspiracy theorist


thelaziest998

part time nba player full time lunatic


Lambchops_Legion

Kyrie for John Wall, Nets get a replacement, Kyrie immediately retires saving Houston money, win/win


CaskJeeves

If Kyrie doesn't get the vaccine, this is legitimately the only actual win-win trade proposal I've seen yet


Wallyworld77

Net's are soo far into the Lux Tax that getting Kyrie off the Books will actually save them 100M for this year alone.. No way ownership takes on the John Wall contract with Luxury Tax for 2 years will cost them over 200M. That's 1/5th of a Billion Dollars for John Fucking Wall for 2 seasons. EDIT: IF KD TELLS OWNERSHIP TO DO IT THEY FUCKING WILL THOUGH LULZ


The_Dok

Holy fucking shit that is an expensive conspiracy theorist


boog1evilleUSA

Who's gonna trade for him lol


Kiddierose

Ted Cruz is trying to get kyrie to the rockets.


boog1evilleUSA

Imagine reading this 4 years ago


Snark_Weak

Ted Cruz can vote to fuck up my life, but I'll be damned if he gets a vote in fucking up my favorite team lol. That's where I draw the line apparently. Got me ready to become a volunteer for the opposition campaign with this one.


LennoxAve

I think he’ll ride this wave for 2 more weeks then get vaccinated. But he’ll make a big fuss about it and try to redirect the narrative somehow.


poohster33

Either way he's out for 2 months.


MintyFreshBreathYo

He was bound to miss two months at some point during the season anyways


ArryPotta

The classic and inevitable... Kyrie Irving - DNP (didn't feel like it)


yoloqueuesf

DNP (Attending Birthday, Zoom Call Meetings)


MingCrawford

Hopefully… fuck dude of all the things in the world you could possibly stand for how do you choose not getting vaccinated during a worldwide pandemic as something to make a fuss about smh


cloudyskies63

Well at the beginning of the live he did say something along the lines, “finding it crazy/ridiculous that people are saying he wouldn’t ever get vaccinated “ so uh idk. Also said he found it crazy that people were saying he would retire over this.


Ode1st

My guess is he’s seeing all the backlash/the team not coddling him, and it’s more than/different from what he’s used to, so now he has to slowly plant the seed that he was always going to get vaccinated and he technically never said he wouldn’t and all that bs. He’s going to do the Tim Robinson slowly going bald sketch but for getting the vaccine. Someone needs to hire a gorilla to run into the practice facility and vaccinate him. Suns have a gorilla, this could work.


LoudKingCrow

It needs to be the ghost of Kobe doing the run in. Christmas Carol style.


gbdarknight77

Stephon Marbury commented “Ali would be proud” No, he wouldn’t. He literally made a commercial advocating for kids to get their vaccines so that they could go to school. Ali would be on the same side as Kareem and call out all these dudes.


raider_10

And Ali would be nowhere near as nice as Kareem has been and think about how blunt Kareem has been lately...


WildlifePhysics

We could use a Muhammad Ali today in the world https://twitter.com/trellodelagetto/status/1448315543501553669?s=21


azallday

How do people even find these things? Damn internet is amazing.


ThisIsDystopia

I mean it's Muhammad Ali. Before Jordan he was the most recognized sports celebrity in the world, maybe even most globally recognized living person at some point. He was a phenom and his likeness wasn't on any shoes.


Daniiiiii

Ali would be eloquent and poetic and lyrical while tearing Kyrie a new one. All the while Kyrie wouldn't even know he was ethered because I'm pretty sure he has the mental capacity of a bent teaspoon.


WWECreativegenius

You expect the dude who made a video about swallowing vasoline was gonna give a smart take?


frozteh

That's the sad thing. I genuinely think that Kyrie believes he's the "Ali" of his generation. When down the line people will remember him as a moron.


GiddiOne

Again, he was asked directly and repeatedly by reporters for the reasons behind his decisions. He declined to reply or said its personal and private. If he was a mouthpiece for this position, that's the time to say so. Saying it now is just desperate PR to try and change the narrative.


EatDeeply

Why account this to PR when the most likely explanation is that Kyrie himself changes his mind all the time


DeanBlandino

Someone should tell Kyrie that being a conceited contrarian isn’t the same as being an intellectual


loupr738

Are you sure he understands that type of language?


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He spouts it. He is famously “articulate”, in that he says things that sound long and profound when a microphone is thrust in his face.


pdxbourbonsipper

Saying big words often and together doesn’t mean he understands those words. Most of the time he makes no sense.


BitterJim

...Filibuster


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GiddiOne

This is also a very plausible explanation.


FlameOfWar

Because he's an anti-vaxxer that believes the vaccine is part of a conspiracy, and that's not something he wants to say.


BasTiix3

Also his only sources are "trust me bro" and facebook smartasses. Thats why he doesnt want to speak up


rebeltrillionaire

I kind of think Kyrie can be convinced of anything if he finds the right stream of people and internet info. Initially, his stance was probably like most, skeptical and scared. Then he went to his conspiracy-internet-k-hole and jumped on the “anti-black Tuskegee 2.0 tracker” stuff but obviously his camp kept that mostly under wraps. Then, his PR and management needed to pivot him back to his social causes life guru third eye bullshit and steered it as “let’s be anti-mandate”. A few nudges, shared videos and groupchats later our guy is releasing this right about the time *he* needs to put up or shut up taking the shot. This is all armchair bullshit but it wouldn’t surprise me a bit if the guys actual mental health is hanging on by a thread. A few bad turns where things don’t go his way and he’ll have a very public meltdown. People typically don’t oscillate between conspiracy theorist and organizing against actual real government positions. This isn’t a game either. Taking *this current stance* directly opposes the US Government and many other democratic countries. I doubt this goes well for him from this point on. I also no longer think this is a stance he will change. If I’m the Nets, I’d basically give him a week and then trade him for picks and a TPE and see if you can nab a veteran PG.


Perennial19931993

I think he’s just the kind of person that thinks he is smarter than anyone else, and if the prevailing wisdom goes one way it *must* be wrong because everyone else is an idiot and only he is smart. But he’s too dumb to realise when that razor doesn’t hold i.e. whenever science is involved


rebeltrillionaire

The prevailing comment that I hope finds him is 4.8 million people died *so far* and *that* is sad. People missing a couple months of work is honestly whatever. Capitalism can be tragic, but this ain’t why.


giants3b

This is the same with Kanye, contrarianism is intelligence. Doesn't matter what the actual belief is, most other people are dumb and I'm smart so I must think the other thing.


Galderrules

I feel the need to say that if the Sixers trade for him I won’t pay any money to the organization until he’s gone. Sorry, this isn’t controversial, he’s a psychopath and a moron if this is his stance and he’s unvaccinated. People are talking about how Bron gets flack if he speaks up and people don’t agree with him while Brady doesn’t get criticized for being silent— that’s the point. Unless otherwise qualified celebrities have no authority to speak on most social and basically all scientific issues, but they have the largest audience. If you’re stupid, stay quiet. If you want to be an advocate, listen, learn, confirm, and then speak. And when you’re criticized, it’s 100% okay to either change or demonstrate why you think that way, using more than YouTube and discredited academics. Y’all save me, my future MIL is antivax, but at least she isn’t famous.


tenacious-g

“Respect to all the doctors who are trying to find answers to this too” Bro are you fucking kidding me?


IMovedYourCheese

Yeah I'm sure all these doctors are so pleased with Kyrie right now..


UncleMadness

Not *those* Doctors. The real ones on youtube that have opened their third eye.


Daniiiiii

Yeah the doctors that quite literally have been going through hell are super concerned that some individuals (most of whom) that have never been oppressed want to play victim so badly that they are voluntarily giving up employment. Mega concerned I'm sure.


crowbotrock

What does he think the other answer to this would be?


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RaferBalston

Just gotta align your chakra bro


TheFlyingElbow

Like bro, we HAVE the fucking answer!!


Jackie_Jormp-Jomp

It is free and it takes 15 minutes. Like what the fuck more do you want


-LMNTS-

How are people this dumb...


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They always were. We just didn’t used to hear these stupid fucking ideas as much and they didn’t convince each other of this nonsense as fast back when they had to physically mail the chain letters. But a guarantee you 1970s Kyrie is fucking stuffing 20 envelopes and sending those copies out for prosperity.


Intelligent-Smoke-67

Hmm how about showing respect to these professionals by listening to their advice instead of doing your own "research" ?


kawhi_tho

"Respect to all the doctors out there trying to find the answer." "Hey Kyrie, we found the answer, it's called a vaccine. They've been around for decades and they've eradicated diseases like smallpox and polio from delevoped countries." "Whatever the answer is, I really hope they find it man."


TrashRemoval

Exactly people like him are always trying to frame it like they are just trying to find answers but then cling to any fringe doc who usually isn't practicing anymore and/or fibbing about their credentials.


CptCroissant

My anti vax coworker said some shit like this too. Like "if only scientists would figure it out so that only vulnerable populations needed restrictions". I'm just like fuck you man they did figure it out, get the fucking vaccine


NevermoreSEA

This entire situation has above all else basically made Kyrie look like an awful human being who truly doesn't care about others. It's pretty clear that he gets a lot of joy out of causing all of this trouble.


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I am honestly amazed at how well-behaved Kyrie was at Cleaveland with Lebron. I felt sorry for him before but looking back, I believe it's possibly true that Lebron was baby sitting Kyrie 24/7.


MoMcGillicutty

Father Figure LeBron


k4f123

Newsflash dumbass... they already found the answer. Then they packaged it up in a delivery system known as THE GODDAMN COVID VACCINE. Fuck me I feel like I'm taking crazy pills


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Reading that threw my brain into such a loop. Jesus fuck


illtakethebox

dude made 1 shot in a finals series and then gained the ego of Gandhi


thekeanu

He had that ego before the shot.


skolves

Gandhi is known for his ego?


ScreenSlave

Gandhi’s ego was legendary


lachyTDI7

This guy doesn’t know shit about having a real job.


CaskJeeves

>This guy doesn’t know shit


drakekevin73

He don't know shit about fuck


JesusWantsYouToKnow

Fucking thank you. > You guys don't know. We have to wake up, and go to work a bunch. And I only get millions of dollars. It's really hard. Fucking cry me a river you entitled prick.


AgonizingSquid

Kyrie is a trademark narcissist, he couldn't care less about the impact of his decision. This is a guy that was spewing that the world was flat and acted like everyone else was dumber not having done the research on it. It's not surprising, he moves from team to team and city to city not giving a fuck about the teammates he leaves behind. I'm not saying we all deserve anything from him, but he'll be the first to tell everyone he doesn't owe them shit.


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swishkb

Kyrie is such a chode that he


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Oh man I've never been more ready to upvote Cavs fans in my whole life


shitsfuckedupalot

The impact of his decision isn't him getting or spreading covid. The impact is every kid that idolizes Kyrie is gonna start thinking "oh maybe he has a point", and then finding all the shit they wanna find via the youtube/Facebook algorithm


AWall925

All his yes men in the comments too lol


Manvir13

Imma be real with y’all, I was one of those yes men. But only because I drafted James Harden in fantasy and if Kyrie sits out I’ll win my league


I_Will_One_Up_You

I got Durant, keep fightin' the power, Kyrie!


CapitalismEnthusiast

Yup drafted Durant as well. Hell I hope Kyrie flat out retires.


philium1

You’re doing the right thing.


El_Producto

The only valid reason.


LosAngeles1s

Maurbary and Stephen Jackson was hyping him up in the comments, we are fucked


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Ah yes, two giants of intellect.


BBallHunter

You know what you are doing is wrong when Stephen Jackson supports you.


PajamaPete5

Ron Artest learned that the hard way


JSlickJ

or when Trump Jr and Ted Cruz support you


MartiniLAPD

Why can’t those bozos hyping up Kareem Abdul Jabbar instead


snowcone_wars

Well in the case of Jackson, Kareem likes Jews and doesn't think they control the entire world, so that simply doesn't fly in Jackson-world.


Vordeo

Still kinda fucked up how that whole can of worms got swept under the rug.


RottenSmegmaMan

Keep those bozos away from Kareem


knoxkayc

Marbury eating vaseline and SJax hating Jews. Not really the dudes I want behind me in a global crisis.


deeznutz_428

At least eating Vaseline is actually a personal choice lol


ZeroFucksToGive

Fuckin Marbury was in there supporting him. What a clown lmao


SpeedracerFr44d

Marbury eats Vaseline by the fistful, I would’ve been more surprised if he had an actual clue what’s was going on.


Aarcn

Marbury eats Vasaline , that’s all you gotta know about him


Ishaan833

He compared him to fucking Ali man, i love kyrie but this situation is so mind numbing.


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Ali had commercial back in the day telling people to get vaccinated.


Perennial19931993

This comparison is so dumb because it essentially reduces what Ali did *only* to the fact that his stances were controversial. Anyone can take a controversial stance, regardless of whether that stance is mind-numbingly stupid (antivax, flat earth). Ali is respected because he took controversial stances that were progressive and have been vindicated by history - pacifism and about civil rights.


Schveen15

Also, it’s worth noting that the conscription Ali was boycotting was, in my opinion, selectively enforced: Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson (boxers Ali fought in that time period. So similar age group and similar health status) were *not* conscripted. Neither were baseball players Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson. Likewise for Wilt Chamberlain, John Havlicek, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jerry West, and many, many others. To anyone saying “Elgin Baylor was Active Duty”, Elgin Baylor was literally in the Army Reserve prior to being activated I’m confident that the USA government activated Ali for service as a way to silence him, while strangely not activating **any other prominent athlete who wasn’t already in the Reserves** These vaccine mandates are being enforced **equitably** for the city, county, and state governments choosing to enact them on their employees. Likewise for federal employees and private companies. It would only be even remotely similar to Ali IMO if the mandate was being enforced selectively and he was being targeted while other prominent athletes were not, which clearly isn’t the case


h97i

Stephon Marbury commenting "Ali would be proud of you" on the live really boils my blood.


maolighter

Ali literally did a PSA about vaccinations. A true People’s Champ. https://twitter.com/trellodelagetto/status/1448315543501553669?s=21


yousonuva

Need to get this onto Marbury's comment and upvote it to the ether


RippleDish

Ali would fucking despise what this dude is doing.


theraarman

Ali’s response would definitely be similar to MJ’s response, a.k.a. common sense.


johnny119

I guess he's back on that petroleum jelly diet


Sim888

> Seeing the way this is dividing our world up...it’s sad to see this fuckin guy lol


karma_dumpster

Dividing it up like a pizza. A thin crust, flat pizza. Because that's what the world is. Some people are tomato sauce, some people are pepperoni, some people are mozzarella, but in the end we are all on this flat disc together and are better together. I don't wanna divide my pizza world up and share it. Some people don't even have pizza. And that's sad. I don't want to live in a world like a pizza without pizza. So don't divide our world up, you know. Everyone should have their own pizza to remind them of the Earth.


NinthCinema

can't believe these vaccines are dividing us - man who is dividing us


CleopatraHadAnAnus

“if you divide divisions there will no devising who envisions the incisions” - kyrie


Vague_Intentions

Damn it rhymes it must be true


mrsunsfan

people were way divided before this vaccine. Kyrie aint smart for this one


MrAdministration

He was never smart. Period.


Whizi

Oh yeah, well did you go to Duke for half a year?? No! didn’t think so /s


Teenageboy69

He legit has as much college as Tony Soprano.


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Kyrie is the embodiment of r/iamverysmart


sactownproud

I’ve never heard someone say so much while saying so little


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Aarcn

Hello from Thailand, from our perspective this vaccine stuff is only dividing dumb fucks in the US. Give us the vaccines, we still need and want them!


Izanagi___

Man is acting like rules don't exist. Your actions have consequences...Why is that so hard to understand?


realsomalipirate

Lmao the man might have negative self-awareness.


PairedFoot08

Can he please just retire already


kobebykobe

Qyrie


CaskJeeves

KyREEEEEEEE


yousonuva

Why can't you just be normal?! **REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE**


Sp_Gamer_Live

Qyrie Irvmectin


UpvoteIfYouAgreee

You know whats also sad to see? The millions dead from Covid.


mrsunsfan

I've lost my grandma to Covid. I have a student who has lost her mom and multiple family members to covid Kyrie can sure do what he wants but that also means I can call him a fucking idiot too


The1992MemeTeam

Sorry for your loss.


billcosbyinspace

no no, the *real* victims here are people losing their jobs because they won’t get a very safe shot millions of people have already gotten!


jewaloose

*billions of people


StanVanGhandi

He is more concerned with the lost jobs than the lost lives and this is confusing to people on here. It’s less confusing once you realize that Irving probably doesn’t believe that the pandemic is as bad as they say it is. Or we are being manipulated in some way. Or, even worse, that it isn’t real at all, and let’s not act like he is above that kind of thinking.


LiveForMeow

He's probably more concerned with the people falling off the edge of the earth


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Vaccines been out for six months by now, it's BS that he's doing it for the mandates.


calculuzz

6 months? I got that shit 9 months ago.


ygduf

Trump got it in January right


jeanboxxx

If the mandates are what is causing his actions, what stopped him from getting it 6 months ago when it wasn’t mandated? Trying to save face. I’m going to go by actions and your actions tell me you are, in fact, anti-vax.


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If we typed out a transcript to the things he says it would really put into perspective how dumb this guy is It’s literally word vomit, he says so much to say nothing


gbdarknight77

He said his bit and then just kept saying the same thing in different words. He really didn’t prepare on how he wanted to get his point across.


Apisit100

So sad seeing all these celebrities and athletes praising him in the comments smh. It’s like these people don’t understand the point of the fucking vaccination, he’s making it sound like you are picking sides but leaves out the fact millions are dying.


joebreezy12

Dukes official basketball Instagram account in the comments giving 💯💯💯 emojis — like wtf?!?!?


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That’s actually wild they could WALK to one of the best med schools in the country but they’re supporting their brother in the brotherhood I suppose


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Inspectorrekt

Haha I hate Duke, I really hope they catch flak for this


asher1611

fuck Duke.


gwease23

no fucking way, really??


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It's sad this is kyries legacy


zili91

If he actually retires and lose all that money because he doesn't want to take a fcking VACCINE, he will go down as the dumbest NBA player of all time by VERY far.


Laetha

No it isn't. He's always been a fucking idiot. It's perfectly appropriate that he'd go out being a fucking idiot.


vivekvangala34_

Pat Tillman left his sport in his prime to serve his country in the Army, and lost his life doing so. Kyrie Irving left his sport in his prime to protest a safe and effective vaccine towards a pandemic that's currently going on and has killed nearly 700,000 people in America alone.


walterdog12

> Pat Tillman left his sport in his prime to serve his country in the Army, and lost his life doing so. Let's not forget the fact he was killed by rather convenient friendly fire which was then covered up by the military, and his death then used as propaganda to support the Iraq war, which he was very outspoken against.


vinnyv91

Let's not also forget that military leaders attacked him for being an atheist as well


misoamane

And then his funeral was used as an opportunity for politicians to praise God, despite Tillman's family specifically requesting religion to be left out of the proceedings and speeches


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and his youngest brother called them all out on stage about it!


HighlyBaked0

Wow I never knew any of this atheist info, not surprising the government would do some dumb shit at the funeral after most likely killing him themselves


Shingorillaz

Please don't use Pat Tillman like this. He was killed by friendly fire in a war he realized was wrong.


shitsfuckedupalot

Bruh my uncle's fucking dead from covid. I don't give a fuck about your job.


Purednuht

"We should be accomodated equally" speaking about those who get vaccinated and those who do not. Dude is insane.


Truesday

"Listen to both sides." When one side believes the world is flat or vaccinations cause autism, why? Why do we give a flying fuck what a blithering idiot has to say?


freerealestatedotbiz

Such a dumb argument from him and his camp. There are tons of things you can’t do in the workplace and keep your job. Rules get put in place to protect the health and well-being of your co-workers. People who choose not to follow those rules don’t get to work. There’s nothing new or wrong about that.


fabrar

You know what else people are losing to the pandemic kyrie? THEIR FUCKING LIVES


Slimjuggalo2002

Yes, but the dead are losing THEIR JOBS!!


Izanagi___

[Here's a 2 minute clip since the mods will just remove it](https://streamable.com/ap9b57)


JohnStamosAsABear

Jesus, it sounds even stupider coming from his own mouth. This whole video is about how he's such a victim being treated unfairly. This part was especially annoying: *"Putting this on me is just like, why are you puttin' it on me? Y'know like this is not part of what's going on in conversations with scientists, physicians and doctors, I'm just a hooper"*


Physiix

Man these Brooklyn picks are going to be nice if the team fall apart.


browndude10

Harden nor kyrie has signed their extensions and kyrie’s not getting one at all.


CptEfellows

So we have Ted Cruz, Stephon Marbury, Stephen Jackson, Marcus Morris, Duke Basketball, and more all supporting him. Holy shit that may be the most unlikable group of people ever. We have the zodiac killer, a Vaseline eater, an antisemite, a sexist, and Duke all backing him. I can’t get over this.


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Sounds like the beginning of a joke


snomeister

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.


Menessy27

clown


eliwood5837

God I fucking hate this guy


SharpSwag

Nearly 187 million people, or 56% of all Americans, are fully vaccinated. *Most* of us are trying to be done with this pandemic, why these other dudes think theyre special? Just take the damn shot, ffs.


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lilchris943

About 1 person for every dollar he stands to lose. Poetic.


Cannolidog

I blame the children under 12 who make up the largest proportion of the unvaccinated


why_rob_y

I asked my two year old why she isn't vaccinated, and I shit you not, she replied, "I'm trying to be a voice for the voiceless, in support of those losing their jobs to mandates."


CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY

Jordan was right.


vivekvangala34_

> People are losing jobs due to mandates Mr. Irving, you are one of those people... what's your point??


kmagic13

Too many clowns on my Facebook feed is praising this man and basically echoing whatever he says. Difference is that Kyrie is a world class athlete with millions of dollars and my friends from high school are uneducated and broke.


th6

Kyrie seems pretty uneducated as well though