Brooklyn Nets star basketball player Kyrie Irving got into a heated verbal exchange with a reporter during a press conference. The conference appears to have taken place after a home game. Irving has been the center of controversy after a couple of his Twitter posts offended a select group of people. The first “violation” was a book and movie that he posted by Ronald Dalton entitled “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!”. The second “problematic” tweet was an old video from Alex Jones where he spoke about “The New World Order”.
The clip from Alex Jones was not problematic because of the actual content found within it. The issue was that Kyrie posted Alex Jones at all. Jones is now seen as persona non grata by many due to the Sandy Hook trial and verdict. All of the aforementioned “issues” with Kyrie Irving’s tweets has the media attempting to give him the Kanye West treatment. They simply want to label him has mentally unstable and as an attention-seeker to dismiss what he says instead of simply allowing him to research and discuss things as a free man should.
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Kyrie Irving: Brooklyn Nets star defends his tweet about a documentary deemed antisemitic and stands by sharing a video by Alex Jones | CNN
Kyrie Irving DELETES controversial Twitter post linking to film based on ‘anti-Semitic’ book | Daily Mail Online
Kyrie Irving deletes tweet promoting anti-Semitic film | HoopsHype
Nets’ Kyrie Irving deletes tweet promoting anti-Semitic film, unlikely to face penalty from NBA – nj.com
Barrington Martin II on Twitter: “.@KyrieIrving you’re not alone at all, brother. Very well articulated. Stay strong and vigilant. The truth is indeed liberating. Stay on your square. https://t.co/xVptaEbUKV” / Twitter
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