Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers says the earth is flat.

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11. He is paid millions to play a child's game

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For boys and men who wish they were boys to emulate. Sheer wilful stupidity like his is toxic. If Tom Brady said this people would be in disbelief. Why do you think Kyrie should get a pass as just another person who just happens to be famous and owes nothing to his fans? (At least I think you are making that argument). I guarantee every racist who reads about this will feel vindicated. Seriously, how can you defend this walking, talking spouter of bullshit? Are you from Cleveland? 😂 Since he made millions being a basketball player with a public persona I think he is more of a role model than me or any average Joe on the street. And it is also amazing that he understands the theory of gravity in a way I never will (shooting) but cannot direct his mind to a concrete matter like this. There should be a basic level of intellect to be a public persona. It does not bother me a lot, but it is troublesome.

And yes, his job is to be a role model, like it or not. For me personally, he can smoke some reefer if he wants and have 6 girlfriends and even be religious, not a problem. However, I do not like idolizing people who take pride in ignorance no matter how good they are at a child's game. Ignorance can yield horrific results as last election clearly demonstrates.