Posted on 10/04/2022 7:08:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Kyrie Irving’s tacit endorsement of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones last month flew under the radar. That is until Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put the Nets star on blast, ripping his “gelatinous ignorance” and accusing him of tarnishing the reputations of all athletes.
“Kyrie Irving would be dismissed as a comical buffoon if it weren’t for his influence over young people,” Abdul-Jabbar, 75, wrote on his Substack.
Irving is unquestionably a Hall of Fame-level talent and has always been respectful of the basketball icons that came before him. But six-time NBA MVP Abdul-Jabbar — viewed by many other stars as the greatest of all time and also a staunch activist on social issues — unleashed a scathing critique of Irving.
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The greatest athlete to ever play in the NBA we unquestionably Wilt Chamberlain.
Not even comical.
So he bounced a ball and was in Airplane, he must be a freakin’ genius
It is a widely known fact that professional athletes are the most astute commentators on issues and events in the known universe.
It is a widely known fact that professional athletes are the most astute commentators on issues and events in the known universe.
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That, or Hollywood actors.
But my dad says he doesn't work hard enough on defense.
Oh yeah? Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.
Gelatinous what?
Srednik does not see adherence to the doctrines of the Nation of Islam as commending one’s powers of discernment.
RIP Bob Lanier, my favorite player growing up.
All true, but did Jones make allegations that the Sandy Hook shootings never took place? Was it his position that the casualties were all previously removed taken to a federal installation, given plastic surgery to change their appearance and new identities to hide them from the public? This is a serious question as the furor over Jones and his video just keeps going.
Don’t forget he fought Bruce Lee and lost
Damn I'm old....
“[T]here seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The
United States had become a place where entertainers and professional
athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and
treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they
took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a
million or more a year, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of
foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even
though he proves himself to be ignorant and sub-literate every time
he/she opens his/her mouth.” — Robert A. Heinlein
It would be very funny if the guy he was berating was Julius Irving/J. Irving/Dr. J. Irving.
Bad timing, Lou. The “vaccines” have a poor reputation based on their poor peeformance.
“Kyrie Irving would be dismissed as a comical buffoon if it weren’t for his influence over young people,”
Says the comical buffoon Abdul-Jabbar,
Totally agree. He would run rings around Lew or anyone else .
Thank you Dr Jabbar. The guy knows nothing about the vax.
Mister Alcindor which one of the verses of the sword do you disagree with; or do you support all of them?
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