Kyrie Irving says he cannot concentrate on basketball due to the Palestinian-Israeli situation

[JesusFOREVER]

Man no, people die every day and war goes on every day Kyrie, it sucks and no one wants to see it but if you have no plans or solutions sulking around like a female when your team needs you to lock in isnt helping anyone

now i wont blame him if he sits for the playoffs, but if he just comes in unfocused playing like garbage then his teammates have every right to call him out

 

[BigTyme Records]

Kyrie got nikkas on here quick to defend a non black race. That’s super rare on this site.

 

[OsO]

Anyone who criticizes Kyrie for bringing up this human rights travesty on the public stage should really check themselves.

The powers that be stay in control because of people's lack of awareness to the issues at hand, and he is shining light on the subject.

Salute to him.

 

[hood b. goode]

@2Quik4UHoes speak on brother. May you never be silenced.

 

[Shadow King]

Cats talking about cacs this and cac that.

Kyrie has expressed multiple times that basketball is overall insignificant and has demonstrated multiple times he will go AWOL if something he even momentarily deems more important arises. He's a 9-figure man with, in the larger game of life, youth on his side as he's not 30 yet. If he has larger/stronger interests that disconnect him from his current job, he should focus on those interests.

Yet for a lot of this board this isn't about "NBA Player X caring about wrongdoings anywhere".

 

[Michael's Black Son]

 

[Animal House]

I came to flame him but listening to what he had to say I can’t clown somebody for caring about the world. The truth is there are far more important and urgent things going on in the world than basketball right now.

I know KD is heated right now thinking it’s about to be postseason and Kyrie is talking like this.

A game more important???

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

#freepalestine


This is the only time in support Kyrie. I'm gonna cop a pair of his shoes now

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I’m glad he’s using his platform to make a statement

More people should do this.

 

[get these nets]

Cats talking about cacs this and cac that.

Kyrie has expressed multiple times that basketball is overall insignificant and has demonstrated multiple times he will go AWOL if something he even momentarily deems more important arises. He's a 9-figure man with, in the larger game of life, youth on his side as he's not 30 yet. If he has larger/stronger interests that disconnect him from his current job, he should focus on those interests.

Yet for a lot of this board this isn't about "NBA Player X caring about wrongdoings anywhere".

Awol?

It's unprofessional to bail out on your teammates for anything other than FAMILY emergencies.

Millions of people drag their asses to work everyday despite hardships,trauma, tragedy, etc. There are members here from developing countries who manage to function despite civil wars and atrocities happening to their relatives back home.

 

[tuckgod]

I agree with him. I think he should sit for the playoffs until this conflict reaches its end to show he truly cares.

And he should convince Harden to do the same, for Palestine.

 

[fifth column]

Awol?

It's unprofessional to bail out on your teammates for anything other than FAMILY emergencies.

Millions of people drag their asses to work everyday despite hardships,trauma, tragedy, etc. There are members here from developing countries who manage to function despite civil wars and atrocities happening to their relatives back home.

Every man is different and have different circumstances. Kyrie has a rare gift that’s in demand so he can get away with more.

 

[Bilz]

All players have off the court stuff they’re passionate about. Family, current events, business, etc. This isn’t anything unique about Kyrie and I don’t think this as much about Israel/Palestine as it is about the fact that he has never fukked with these types of interviews. If this stuff wasn’t going on, there would be some other reason he was detaching himself. It’s just like watching interviews of guys like Ricky Williams and Royce White.

 

[THE 101]

What has he said about the Uygurs?

Does his country send China billions of dollars and defend everything it does?

 

[Dillah810]

If y’all don’t know the Israeli Palestine situation in a nutshell Isreal literally got Palestine in the worlds largest open air prison.. Palestinians can’t do shyt without Israel’s approval.. straight apartheid.. that’s why it’s fukk is-it-real all day every day.. Their day is coming

I couldn't believe when I heard that Palestinian homes aren't allowed to use Isreal's electric grid, and many times they also aren't allowed to install solar panels on their roofs to get electricity that way.


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