kyrie irving
“It’s just about the freedom of what I want to do," said the suspended Brooklyn Nets star, who will still earn about half of his $35 million salary.
The Brooklyn Nets guard was suspended by the team for vaccine refusal that would limit him to less than half of the games.
Florida candidate Lavern Spicer made matters worse with her response to a sarcastic comment.
“Irving picks worse hills to die on than a bad general,” one critic said of the Brooklyn Nets guard.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Kyrie Irving will be sitting out Brooklyn Nets games and practices until he is vaccinated against the coronavirus.
The NBA superstar previously considered only playing in road games, possibly to avoid a New York mandate requiring professional athletes to be vaccinated.
"I don't think they're behaving like good teammates or good citizens," the Hall of Famer said.
The Brooklyn Nets star said he'd had enough of spectators "treating people like they're in a human zoo."
"BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE," the Brooklyn Nets star wrote on Instagram.
NBA followers reacted to the jaw-dropping news on Twitter.