Kyrie: itt we discuss his latest horrible thing

This thread is for discussing whatever Kyrie did today that excites our outrage or scorn. Put it here, so we can verbally pelt him with well-deserved vituperation. Then maybe can all enjoy talking about hoops in the NBA Regular Season thread again without all his bad vibes.

wild that the kyrie and kanye situations are happening simultaneously, its not great

i’m not sure they’re entirely disconnected

― J0rdan S., Thursday, November 3, 2022 1:44 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

you think theyre talking or just vibrating on the same frequency

kyrie responding to a direct yes or no question about whether he is antisemitic https://t.co/EOoTxquMxg

— Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant) November 3, 2022

they're maybe visiting the same places on the internet. it's not like BIPOC are immune to anti-semitism or haven't developed their own 'in-house' variations, so to speak.

ye has posted about kyrie a couple times in the past week now but im not sure there was a connection before that.

theres for sure a whole black anti semitic cosmology out there, tho it seems like kanye might be consuming the white version

oy what a putz

check out the black hebrew israelites if youve not before they represent being way down the line of what kyrie is talking about, i think theyre just in ny/philly/dc, they pull up to busy public spots parks or whatnot in their crazy outfits and just get in the most insane verbal fights with absolutely everyone, ive see them make people so fucking mad before, quite a spectacle

http://media.philly.com/images/20140504_dn_g2npxlibe04c.jpg

they are very rude!

(i think the) full video from this morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aakf4_gEHU

im a beacon of light

the third eye opened

Kyrie's character arc the most fascinating thing I've ever seen.

In 6 years dude went from an All-Star NBA PG who has yacht parties with all white women & no black women in sight to a vegan, muslim, native american, flat earth anti-vaxer & antisemitic black hebrew israelite.

— Raheem Palmer (@iamrahstradamus) November 3, 2022

you think theyre talking or just vibrating on the same frequency

― lag∞n, Thursday, November 3, 2022 1:53 PM (thirty-eight minutes ago)

the latter yeah tho at this point it wouldn't surprise me if they have had some convos

they're both in their own ways circling around the larger right wing conspiracy media ecosystem

The FBI has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ. We ask at this time that you take all security precautions to protect your community and facility. We will share more information as soon as we can. Stay alert. In case of emergency call police. pic.twitter.com/e64XSmQvNc

— FBI Newark (@FBINewark) November 3, 2022

uh

Did Kyrie really “promote” that film? If only there was some way to know pic.twitter.com/zoe7TC5lVz

— Duncan Smith (@DuncanSmithNBA) November 3, 2022

million replies to that like actually the media did it, dire

Kyrie Eleison

million replies to that like actually the media did it, dire

― lag∞n, Thursday, November 3, 2022 3:50 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah lots of blame amazon

theyre like no ones criticizing amazon, a company that famously never gets criticized

The Nets have suspended Kyrie Irving.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 3, 2022

oh wow

he must have told them he was going to apologize before each of the press conferences and then just did not

Nets statement on Kyrie Irving: “We are of the view that he is currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets. We have decided that Kyrie will serve a suspension without pay until he satisfies a series of objective remedial measures…” pic.twitter.com/Mp682Sck23

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 3, 2022

he's gonna have to see the light or this might be it for ol' kyrie

yeah this might be the end... seems very likely

time to bring in ime to clean up their image lol

rip lil man

btw just like never read the replies on anything involving any of this bc it's bad for your mind and senses

not reading the replies has been sound practice since there were replies, and yet... lol

I'm assuming he said he was going to give an unqualified apology and then he went off on that lengthy "i'm not saying i'm just saying" hedge
Anyways, see ya later pal.

ive seen so many bad replies and tweets today.

i dont have to apologize when you realize im apologizeless

where were you when i was born

Suspending Kyrie not enough they need to take his firestick

— Young Person (@EricTrillman_) November 3, 2022

shams saying minimum 5 games

I look forward to Mr. I'm More Than Just a Basketball Player finding out how little anyone gives a fuck what he thinks after a couple years out of the NBA

just another rich guy with nothing to do

he should check out this website twitter it's cool

wonder why udoka would want to walk into this, lay low for a bit rehab yr image, someone will give you another shot

the nets don't deserve credit for much at this point but that statement is pretty good

totally agree on udoka, he could just take a year off and get a normal job and everyone would be fine with it. but if he tries with these guys and they crash and burn he's done as a head coach.

crazy all this went down in the most jewish place outside israel

i won't listen to him talk but he must have just killed it today

The ADL is no longer accepting the $500,000 from Kyrie Irving, per the organization’s CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

“After watching the debacle of a press conference, it’s clear that Kyrie feels no accountability for his actions. ADL cannot in good conscience accept his donation.”

— Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) November 4, 2022

man this crazy

damn theyre going to have to find their harass palestine student groups money somewhere else

i think theyre just in ny/philly/dc

nah man we got em in Durham/Raleigh and I have seen em on Beale St in Memphis too

ah crazy good for them lol

Remember Kyrie and Kanye the next time these bought-and-paid-for Negroes in the media act like they loved Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, JFK, MLK, or anyone who actually challenged the establishment. They bow to Amazon, China, Nike, and Godless elites. Idolatry.

— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) November 3, 2022

in case we weren’t sure where whitlock stands

and to think i had gone for like 6 months without wondering what jason whitlock was doing

It will probably be necessary to invent an imaginary team in order to complete that trade.

remember in the offseason when he was talking about him and kd managing the nets

Trade him to Turning Point USA

this fucking guy should meet up with this fucking guy

Personally, I’d love to see Kyrie in the purple and gold.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 3, 2023

what could possibly go wrong

chefs kiss

Controversial NBA star Kyrie Irving appears to have deleted an apology he posted on social media in November, making amends for sharing antisemitic material online.https://t.co/Lmc2TDp8IB

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 7, 2023

very nice

Kyrie Irving on joining the Mavericks: “I feel really wanted.”

Asked about departing Brooklyn, he says, “There are times that I felt really disrespected.”

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 7, 2023

lick an electric fence, dilweed

what a fucking child

"I wish to be respected for my childish dick-headedness."

Kyrie: “I just know I want to be places where I’m celebrated and not just tolerated or kind of dealt with in a way that doesn’t make me feel respected. There were times throughout this process when I was in Brooklyn where I felt very disrespected (1/2)”pic.twitter.com/EFkwW3D9ib

— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) February 7, 2023

He wasn’t! There were good reasons! He missed half his games, just to name one!

if I missed half my days of work I think I would get fired

God I hope some reporter asks him why he deleted his apology, please let it happen

counting on his drunk driving domestic abuser coach to keep him accountable

he was asked about deleting the post. "I delete a lot of things on my Instagram," Irving said. "I've had things that have happened before in my life, probably not as drastic as that moment, which led to a lot of confusion and uncertainty I felt like about what I meant and what I stand for. I had to sit up with these mics and explain to the world who I am, and I know who I am. I delete things all the time, and it's no disrespect to anyone within the community. Just living my life."

When Irving was asked if he stood by the apology, he said that he stands by "who I am and why I apologized." He did not tell reporters when he deleted the post or why, specifically, he chose to do so aside from explaining that he deletes posts frequently. He then went on to criticize the media for the way it covered the incident.

"I did it because I care about my family, and I have Jewish members of my family that care about me deeply. Did the media know that beforehand when they called me that word, antisemitic? No. Did they know anything about my family? No. Everything was assumed, everything was put out before I had anything to say, and I reacted instead of responding emotionally maturely. I didn't mean to be defensive or go at anybody, so I stand by my apology and I stand by my people, everywhere, all walks of life, all races, all religions, same thing."

what a dishrag

I have Jewish members of my family

iirc, he tweeted that he considers everyone who bought his signature shoe to be family.

thought he could go to dallas and escape these questions? lol

When Irving was asked if he stood by the apology, he said that he stands by "who I am and why I apologized."

damn this takes me back to 2022

this dude is so bad I do not like him

this dude has the shamelessness required to be a regular OANN contributor

just waiting for him to say "last time i checked we had a little thing in this country called freedom of speech, look it up" and a bunch of #hesrunning posts

I’m still back on when he said into a microphone that he thought the Earth was flat

Someone goes public with that, throw them in the trash because there is an entire mountain of dumbshit garbage that this about to explode from them

he seems to be at the same point Kanye was right before he went Death Con 3 on the Jews

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35622538/kyrie-irving-glad-kevin-durant-got-brooklyn

Kyrie Irving, off to a successful start with the Dallas Mavericks, said he is happy that former teammate Kevin Durant also is no longer a member of the Brooklyn Nets.

Irving told reporters late Wednesday night that he is "glad that [Durant] got out of there" just minutes after ESPN reported the Nets had agreed to trade the former NBA MVP to the Phoenix Suns.

The blockbuster trade officially marks the end of the Nets' superstar experiment centered on Irving, Durant and James Harden. Brooklyn dealt Irving to Dallas this past Sunday, ending the star guard's turbulent 3½ seasons with the Nets while also setting the stage for Durant's final days with the franchise.

"I'm just praying for [Durant's] happiness, praying for his well-being," Irving said after leading the Mavericks to a victory over the Clippers in his debut with his new team. "We had a lot of conversations throughout the year of what our futures were going to look like.

"There was still a level of uncertainty, but we just cared about seeing each other be places that we can thrive -- whether that be together, whether that be apart."

stomping out the cigarette

big nymag kyrie piece https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kyrie-irving-traded-to-dallas-mavericks-brooklyn-nets.html

worth reading?

i only started it but the first few paragraphs are about him talking new age nonsense on twitch when his wife calls and suggests he spend less than two hours on the virtual reality so it seems pretty good

yeah i think it has a couple interesting angles

Kyrie switched from NBA 2K23 to Call of Duty: Black Ops, and as he picked off Nazi zombie hounds, he told his viewers to put an infinity sign in the chat to connect with one another. “I’m built to lead a tribe,” he said. “Yes, I’m going to be one of the greatest basketball players ever to do it. That’s cemented. But I’m also going to be remembered as having a great community … I’m going to impact way more people when I’m done playing basketball than I will playing it.” Less than five months later, Irving would immolate the Nets.

Irving eventually apologized and returned to the bleak gray-on-gray of the Barclays Center hardwood in late November.

this guy gets it

Irving’s alienation from the mainstream was evident and also indiscriminate. “What’s going on now in our world is blatant. What’s going on now in Jackson, Mississippi — a lot of stuff is blatant.” He was referring to news of the city’s tainted water supply. “They’re not hiding it anymore,” he continued. “Movies that praise all these demonic forces. And video games. And all these symbols.”

Deep into the livestream, Irving took a call from his wife, Marlene Wilkerson, a YouTuber who posts about health and spirituality. She was pregnant with their second son, whom they would name Elohim. Irving joked that he couldn’t be disturbed. “When 2K comes out, I’m on the journey with the fellas,” he told her.

“Who’s on the chat?” Wilkerson asked.

“Nah, it’s just Twitch chat,” Irving said a little sheepishly, as if he’d been caught talking to an imaginary friend. She mumbled something about maybe spending “less than two hours on the virtual reality” and hung up.

naming your kid elohim is in itself problematic but whatever not my battle

just a thing kyrie did whatever

Kyrie's wife being a wellness YouTuber solves a few mysteries.

Heh, you ain’t kidding

my first thought as well lmao

makes u think

pic.twitter.com/x2o1NpU6FE

— Hélà (@KyrieIrving) February 14, 2023

He should probably think less, we'd all be better off.

lol @ these middle school ass memes

much thinking to do

tfw you wrote a bunch of stuff with your giant pencil head but then a bunch of giant eraserheads erased what you wrote

he's right though, it's fucked up that we have to pay to use our own pens

this guy really just says a whole lotta of nothing while contradicting himself from one sentence to the next

Kyrie Irving explains his 2022 comments about managing Nets w/ Joe Tsai & Sean Marks: “I would just love more of a shared responsibility if we’re going to be building a future here. They gave me all the right answers… I just wanted to bring in some great guys. I know cohesion.” pic.twitter.com/wQR92YjfwS

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 18, 2023

lmao @ “they gave me all the right answers , ‘yes, yes, yes’” and the bit about how Dallas values the consistency he brings to teams

lol yup. I wanna know who the "just want to bring in some great guys" guys are. is he talking about players he was recruiting? is he talking about his entourage? family?

that style of speech where one thought is always interrupting another doesnt seem super corolated with great mental health