OT: Yikes, Kyrie Irving (link)

[upstater]

Kyrie Irving: ‘The Earth is flat’

Seems not to believe in, um, information.

 

[awfuldan]

Damn. Is that what they teach you at Duke? Glad I went to UConn!

 

[uchusky32]

Kyrie Irving: ‘The Earth is flat’

Seems not to believe in, um, information.

A Southwest moment brought to you by Kyrie Irving "You want to get away?@#"

 

[upstater]

Sorry not to give the minutes. Try around 17 minutes to 20 minutes.

And the interviewers are idiots too. Just as bad. "You're not ever going to find out."

If the earth is round. If the planets are aligned around the sun.

Mind boggling.

 

[sammydabiz]

Kyrie Irving: ‘The Earth is flat’

Seems not to believe in, um, information.

Reason 1A why no one should whorship an athlete/celebrity. They're just as stupid as the rest of humanity, no better, just more popular.
Role models should be parents, family, mentors; not self absorbed millionaires

 

[tykurez]

Illuminati.

#alternativefacts

 

[gtcam]

Damn. Is that what they teach you at Duke? Glad I went to UConn!

Probably never saw the inside of a Puke classroom and went to a pass/fail high school. But boy can the guy play ball.

 

[pj]

Tom Friedman said the same thing, and he makes millions and writes in the New York Times.

 

[Travelman6]

Remember that time Yale almost overcame a 27 point deficit? Yale vs. Duke - Play-By-Play - March 19, 2016 - ESPN

Darn.

Not sure why that was the first thing that came to mind here.

 

[Walker11]

Don't believe everything the media tells you. A theory is a theory, not a fact.











Joking guys.

Remember that time Yale almost overcame a 27 point deficit? Yale vs. Duke - Play-By-Play - March 19, 2016 - ESPN

Darn.

Not sure why that was the first thing that came to mind here.

Stratford High's own Brandon Sherrod lit up Duke for 22 that game. He used to play hoops a lot at the gym I play at before signing overseas. Legitimately one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

 

[joober jones]

Hopefully this was a weird attempt at comedy.

 

[Walker11]

Tom Friedman said the same thing, and he makes millions and writes in the New York Times.

Friedman was talking about globalization and not the flat earth theory. That said, I don't mind seeing this meme propagated. All bad publicity is good when its at a hacks expense.

 

[champs99and04]

The one thing you can count on with threads like this are the replies from posters being just as stupid as the comments from the subject.

For some reason I like Kyrie much more after reading this.

 

[Travelman6]

what?

 

[bballgrda]

Friedman was talking about globalization and not the flat earth theory. That said, I don't mind seeing this meme propagated. All bad publicity is good when its at a hacks expense.

This is an amusing comment. I was required to read Hot, Flat, and Crowded for introduction to engineering seminar at UConn.

 

[BUConn10]

Hopefully this was a weird attempt at comedy.

Wouldn't surprise me. I am forgetting the name right now but I am almost 100% sure a different well known NBA player recently made the exact same comments on instagram about how the science behind the earth being round isn't sound and that he is still skeptical. I can totally see Kyrie parodying that, this guy is well educated and is known for being a joker.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I'm leaning towards this being a joke and an attempt at practicing his comedy chops as I saw his uncle drew character is getting a full length movie.

 

[Walker11]

Wouldn't surprise me. I am forgetting the name right now but I am almost 100% sure a different well known NBA player recently made the exact same comments on instagram about how the science behind the earth being round isn't sound and that he is still skeptical. I can totally see Kyrie parodying that, this guy is well educated and is known for being a joker.

Kyrie wasn't joking, unless he is going for the long con. He was asked the same thing during his press conference and he doubled down. He isn't alone. Back in the day, I liked early B.O.B. and now he is a prominent flat earth guy.

 

[RichZ]

His command (or lack thereof) of the English language is embarrassing. He has trouble explaining what he believes and why, because he can't seem to complete a coherent sentence.

 

[Horatio]

 

[Fishy]

Coach K hugged that one a little too tightly.

 

[JMick]

Can we move this to the cesspool so I can watch a bunch of people defend him and agree with him? Please?

 

[upstater]

sexy

 

[Bryan Lord]

Science is fake news.

 

[navery12]

Wouldn't surprise me. I am forgetting the name right now but I am almost 100% sure a different well known NBA player recently made the exact same comments on instagram about how the science behind the earth being round isn't sound and that he is still skeptical. I can totally see Kyrie parodying that, this guy is well educated and is known for being a joker.

I tend to think he was joking, if you look at his face he has a huge smile and looks like he's fighting back laughter the whole time he's saying it