Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving Says He Lost Millions Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Newsday LLC / Getty Kyrie Irving says that his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine cost him a multiyear contract extension worth millions although he’s still raking in a little of a third of what he could’ve earned this season alone. The star Brooklyn Nets guard doubled down on his stance to not get the jab and positioned himself as the “voice of the voiceless.” Kyrie Irving spoke to the press earlier this week for a Brooklyn Nets media day event this past Monday (Sept. 26) and spoke candidly on how his decision to remain unvaccinated put him at odds with the team, his sponsors, and the NBA at large according to a report from Deadline. “I gave up 4 years, $100-something million deciding to be unvaccinated,” Irving said at the press event. “That was the de...
Historian Kyrie Irving Says COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Human Rights Violations
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Kyrie Irving is a savant on a basketball court. His opinions on other topics, leave much to be desired, though. Case in point, the NBA superstar took to Twitter to express his thoughts on COVID-19 vaccine mandates. “If I can work and be unvaccinated, then all of my brothers and sisters who are also unvaccinated should be able to do the same, without being discriminated against, vilified, or fired,” tweeted Irving on Tuesday (Sept. 21). “This enforced Vaccine/Pandemic is one the biggest violations of HUMAN RIGHTS in history.” Human rights history? History that includes the Atlantic Slave Trade and the Holocaust, just to name a couple of examples. History, where just recently women are being told hear in the United States they ...
Kyrie Irving Shares Weird Alex Jones Conspiracy Theory Video, Twitter Gets Jokes Off
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Kyrie Irving is without question one of the best basketball players of his generation, but he also might go down as one of the most eccentric as well. The Brooklyn Nets star shared a video from shamed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and Twitter is firing off jokes at Irving’s expense. Kyrie Irving, 30, has a penchant for upholding controversial stances and conspiracy theories, which gained him a fair amount of criticism from sports pundits and fans. The video Irving shared to Instagram was emblazoned with the caption “Alex Jones Tried To Warn Us,” the Infowars clip from 2002 makes mention of late 1990s Hip-Hop favorite target, the New World Order. It also hammered down on the government trying to render our world into a cashless s...
Run It Back: Kyrie Irving Returning To Brooklyn Nets After Opting In & Cashing Out On $36.5 Million Option
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Elsa / Getty Kyrie Irving is running back one more year with the Brooklyn Nets, and that could be either a blessing or a sign of another tumultuous season. Kyrie Irving Isn’t Going Anywhere, For Now. Brooklyn Nets fans have been going through it, which shouldn’t be the case for a fanbase when their team has Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons. Sadly, that was not the case due to Kyrie Irving and the lingering feeling of him possibly leaving Brooklyn. Related Stories There was a strong possibility Irving would leave Nets fans reeling like he did Celtics faithful after telling them he planned on being in Boston for a long time. The All-Star point guard even submitted a “wishlist” of teams that included the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, New York K...
Kyrie Irving To Be Cleared To Play In Brooklyn After NYC Mayor Lifts Vaccine Mandate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Ford / Getty After missing most of the season due to his reluctance to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Kyrie Irving will finally be able to play in home games for the Brooklyn Nets as New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to lift the vaccine mandate for performers and athletes in the work place. CBS Sports is reporting that the newly minted Mayor of the Big Apple is expected to make the announcement today (March 24) on “his decision to reverse the private-sector vaccine mandate specifically for performers and athletes in local venues, including Barclays Center — home to the Brooklyn Nets — and both Citi Field in Queens and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.” Related Stories Right in time for the playoffs too. Coincidence? We’ll never know but we’re not ma...
Clay Travis Weirdly Connects Kyrie Irving’s 60-Point Game To Being Unvaccinated From COVID-19
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mark Brown / Getty Kyrie Irving attracts attention not only for his world-class skills as a professional basketball player but also for his stance on COVID-19 vaccinations, a fact that made him a reluctant symbol of resistance to some. Clay Travis, seizing an opportunity to dunk on the vaccinated, connected Irving’s 60-point outburst on Tuesday (March 15) to the fact he hasn’t had the jab which prompted some to drag the pundit’s name through the mud. Irving, 29, led all Brooklyn Nets players with 60 points, including an astonishing 41 first-half points, en route to a 150-108 demolishing of the Orlando Magic. Irving is famously known for being against taking the vaccine for COVID-19 and has been shunned from taking the home court in the Barclays Cent...
Kyrie Irving Posts Video Lacing Up Sneakers, Return To NBA Rumored
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Only the most dedicated of haters would say that Kyrie Irving isn’t a world-class basketball player, and now it appears he might be making his long-awaited return to the court. A video posted by the Brooklyn Nets star seems to suggest he’s ready to get back to playing but it’s still a mystery overall. Irving, 29, posted a video of him lacing up his sneakers via his Instagram Live feed, fueling the chatter that he’s going to comply with New York’s vaccine mandate and assist the surging Nets on their quest for the championship. However, Irving keeps his thoughts close to the vest and there isn’t any indication he’s going to get the jab and get back to work. Related Stories In the meantime, Irving is focusing on his fashion endeavor...
Chris Rock Clowns Anti-Vaxxers, “Voice For The Voiceless” Kyrie Irving Also Got Flamed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Steve Russell / Getty Chris Rock had time for anti-vaxxers and Kyrie Irving. Wednesday (Nov.3), the actor/comedian clowned anti-vaxxers. Also, he took a swipe at the benched Nets point guard at an NFT Week event in Brooklyn that featured other artists like Lil Baby Questlove, Rich the Kid, and fellow funnyman Aziz Ansari. While on stage, Rock hyped up the crowd by calling out anti-vaxxers at the event. After joking about wearing masks while attending concerts, Rock jokingly asked, “Where’s my anti-vaxxers at?” Strangely, his question got some cheers from people in the crowd who have to be vaccinated to attend the event per a New York City mandate. Rock quickly acknowledged the strange cheers by saying, “You dumb, Kyrie motherf******!!!” Related Stories Th...
Loud & Wrong: Brooklyn Nets Lockdown Barclays Center After Protest In Support of Kyrie Irving Gets Rowdy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty If Kyrie Irving needed any indication that he is on the wrong side of history regarding the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, what happened at the Barclays Center on Sunday (Oct.24) was it. Kyrie Irving was not in the building, nor has he seen an NBA court since the Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks announced that Irving would be benched because he refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but his “supporters” were definitely on the scene. Related Stories Ahead of the Nets matchup with the Charlotte Hornets, a large group gathered outside the Barclays Center to protest New York City’s vaccine mandates demanding Irving be allowed to play. Per New York protocols, the all-star point guard is not allowed to play in Nets home games, with the org...
Magic Johnson Expresses Disappointment In Unvaccinated NBA Players
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Harry How / Getty Earvin “Magic” Johnson has earned the right to share his opinions on today’s NBA, considering he is one of the legends that helped transform the league into what it is in modern times. The Hall of Fame star offered his thoughts on unvaccinated players in the league and expressed some disappointment. Ahead of this season opener between the reigning champions in the Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets, Johnson sat down with CBS News to share his new role as an ambassador for the NBA’s 75th Anniversary campaign. The legendary Los Angeles Lakers legend, affable as always, shared his enthusiasm for the new role and added jokingly that he’s been an ambassador for the sport for over four decades and counting. Considering Johnson’s own woes wi...
Stephen A. Smith Fries Kyrie Irving On ESPN’s ‘First Take,’ Jay Williams Also Catches A Stray
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Justin Casterline / Getty Stephen A. Smith has had enough of Kyrie Irving’s shenanigans. ESPN First Take’s main star didn’t hold anything back, letting the Brooklyn Nets embattled all-star point guard know that his stance against COVID-19 mandates is pure idiocy. Irving has been staunch in his decision not to get vaccinated. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported a source close to the matter said Irving; ‘s stance on the matter has nothing to do with being anti-vax but instead being a “voice for the voiceless.” On Wednesday’s episode of First Take, Smith called Irving’s logic stupid and went scorched earth on him. “This is some of the stupidest nonsense I’ve ever seen,” Smith began his rant with. “Just flat-out stupid! So let me get this straight… s...
Anti-Vaxx Vibes: Brooklyn Nets To Sit Kyrie Irving Unless He Complies With NYC Vaccine Rules
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Kyrie Irving is without a shadow of a doubt one of the NBA’s best basketball players and has exhibited a strong aversion to anything that doesn’t align with his principles to boot. The Brooklyn Nets issued a statement on Tuesday (October 12) that they’ll be sitting the All-Star guard until he complies with New York’s citywide vaccination rules. Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks has issued the following statement: Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant. Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose. Currently the choice restricts his ability to be ...
