Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has told Kyrie Irving that ‘young people look up to him’ after sharing Alex Jones’ controversial video. (Read More Here).
Irving’s Jones endorsement came weeks after the talking head apologized in court for claiming the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax … so the timing was a bit odd to say the least.
Now, KAJ is weighing in on Irving’s actions … saying if it weren’t for young basketball fans, he’d be “dismissed as a comical buffoon.”
It didn’t take long before basketball fans jumped into the conversation, with some people defending Kyrie, while others claimed Kareem’s comments were warranted. A few Twitter users called out Abdul-Jabbar for being a hypocrite, posting videos of controversial moments that took place during Kareem’s NBA career.
Scroll down to see some of the Twitter reactions to Kareem’s Kyrie comments.
Kareem I love u but I respectfully disagree. Kyrie does a lot of great things off the court. Bro is out here giving school supplies to kids on reservations and building courts and teaching kids how to play ball in Africa. He also just helped get clean water to people in Pakistan.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says Kyrie Irving has done something “more destructive, insensitive, and just plain silly” than his COVID-19 vax stance … going off on the NBA superstar for sharing a controversial Alex Jones video on social media.
The Brooklyn Nets guard came under fire last month after reposting a 2002 clip of the “InfoWars” host ranting about a New World Order that would release plagues into society for financial gain … which featured the caption “Alex Jones Tried To Warn Us.”
“Alex Jones is one of the most despicable human beings alive and to associate with him means you share his stench,” the Lakers legend said on his website.
“When I look at some of the athletes who have used their status to actually improve society– Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russell, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, and more — it becomes clear how much Irving has tarnished the reputations of all athletes who strive to be seen as more than dumb jocks.”
“Kyrie Irving’s thought process is an example of what happens when the education system fails,” the 75-year-old NBA Hall of Famer wrote Sunday on the Substack online platform.
While Irving has a history of dabbling in disinformation, Abdul-Jabbar was referencing his Instagram post last month sharing a 2002 clip of Jones claiming a “New World Order” would release “diseases, and viruses, and plagues” upon the populace, seemingly referencing a baseless conspiracy theory about the spread of COVID-19.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at the premiere of “They Call Me Magic” on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at the premiere of “They Call Me Magic” on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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“Alex Jones tried to warn us,” Irving’s post said.
Abdul-Jabbar, who has criticized Irving’s reasoning skills in the past, wrote that the ballplayer “is back and more destructive, insensitive, and just plain silly than before.”
Jones, as Abdul-Jabbar noted in his essay, is being sued for damages this week in a Connecticut court, where it’s already been determined he falsely reported the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax meant to drum up support for gun control.
“Kyrie Irving would be dismissed as a comical buffoon if it weren’t for his influence over young people who look up to athletes,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote.
The 7-foot-2 former Los Angeles Lakers superstar attended UCLA from 1966 to 1969 and has since been an education advocate. Irving spent a year at Duke University after attending high school in Montclair, N.J. According to Abdul-Jabbar, the best way for society to play defense against Irving’s habit of pushing oddball ideology is to stop doing business with companies that do business with Irving.
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“Irving does not seem to have the capacity to change, but we have the capacity to keep fighting against his brand of destructive behavior,” he said.
Kyrie Irving during the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on April 20, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Kyrie Irving during the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on April 20, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
In a 2017 podcast, Irving ranted about how “they lie to us,” with regards to the shape of the Earth, which he believed to be flat.
“Do your own research,” he said during a radio interview where he doubled down on his drivel.
Irving apologized in 2018 for sharing that pseudo-science and acknowledged his bizarre conspiracy theories are better suited for “intimate conversations” than public statements. In 2021, Irving was unable to join the Nets for home games because he refused to get vaccinated at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He told the Daily News his decision was about “freedom” and that he didn’t want to adhere to “government controls.”
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The Athletic reported that the Lakers expressed interest in acquiring Irving before the Nets star exercised a nearly $37 million option to stay in Brooklyn for another year. He occasionally shares his views on spirituality and current affairs on social media.
“HUMANITY is at war,” Irving tweeted at the end of August.
Abdul-Jabbar wrapped up his essay by blaming Irving for tarnishing “the reputations of all athletes who strive to be seen as more than dumb jocks.” “Kyrie Irving would be dismissed as a comical buffoon if it weren’t for his influence over young people who look up to athletes,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote.
The 7-foot-2 former Los Angeles Lakers superstar attended UCLA from 1966 to 1969 and has since been an education advocate. Irving spent a year at Duke University after attending high school in Montclair, N.J. According to Abdul-Jabbar, the best way for society to play defense against Irving’s habit of pushing oddball ideology is to stop doing business with companies that do business with Irving.
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