Four years ago…. Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser sounded the alarm on the growing trend of athletes and former athletes amplifying conspiracy theories. Crazy to watch today in light of recent events.
by BigScar7232
@National Basketball Association
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for anyone wondering, this post is about Kyrie Irving
This aged extremely well, so much so it’s chilling
NBA went woke and it’s funny to see this league imploding
NBA players really going from being interviewed on ESPN to potentially being guests of Joe Rogan on his podcast lmao
Best sports show on tv
Steph curry but more so shaq both say stuff like this but only Kyrie gets hate
Shaq bashes Kyrie and it’s “common Shaq w” like y’all forget what this mf says sometimes lol
Dead-on. Fuck all of these people, and not just the athletes by a long shot.
Steph apologized for saying that like immediately and made sure to have public discussions with astronauts on his instagram to teach his many impressionable followers (lot of kids worship steph) why that conspiracy theory was wrong.
Lumping him in with Kyrie is dumb as hell.
NBA players are not very smart or educated. That is not their fault. Its our fault for expecting more out of them.
Edit: I still think they should be punished for being idiots.
This segment aged very well, but considering what we now know about Kyrie it’s sad hearing hopes from Michael Wilbon that he was just trolling about the flat earth:
> “If this is a joke, if they’re just trolling people, because I believe Kyrie’s doing that – I feel certain that’s he’s doing that – and I think Steph’s doing that but…”
I listened to this 2 minute clip and got exhausted. How the fuck do you people keep watching these every day.
As if these sports shows aren’t rooted in speculations with no source material just to push a narrative about players when there’s dry air time
Man. I think it’s exaggerated. You can be a dumbass and believe in flat earth theory, that doesn’t always lead you to anti-semetism. I think flat earth theory is mostly harmless
Damn 4 years ago… unfortunately, rich and not well educated young men do believe a lot of conspiracies, although they are rich and have more than us regular joes will ever have. Having no real life experience, nowhere to put your energy and influence, and yes men around you, can be so damaging long term. Its why I believe players need to go work with communities and charities, and fight for a real cause outside of the game, like poverty and homelessness. I aint the biggest Bron fan, but having a school and fighting for the Cleveland community is inspiring
Steph definitely did his part to walk back his statements and make amends for it. In retrospect I don’t like him being lumped in with Kyrie.
I love PTI one of the few things I actually still watch on ESPN, that being said y’all (and I don’t mean y’all specifically just the collective y’all), y’all wanted athletes to speak up more, doesn’t mean you’re always going to like what they say lol
Most Celebrities are dumb as fuck, but their talent, fame, and wealth makes them think otherwise.
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Shout out to my (any?) Loyal Littles.
Whats worse is now if you don’t subscribe to offbase conspiracy bs, you’re also labelled as a corporate shill. Misinformation really has eroded at the fabric of our discourse the last 5 years
Tony and Wilbon are the pinnacle of sports media. We need more like them or more of them
NBA players don’t have to be social justice martyrs or some kind of miracle men that do everything right, but there is a basic decency that all people should have, and if these guys are making millions of dollars and having global influence, none of them should say nonsense like this. The league needs to drill this into all of their heads when they join. End of discussion.
Imagine being the prospective medical student who got denied entry into Duke because they brought in Kyrie Irving…
So people that are superior to us athletically are NOT superior intellectually?
One of the few respectable sports shows on espn
“It’s a very small step to becoming a holocaust denier or slavery denier.”
Tony fucking nailed it right there.
They are amplifying it by giving it more coverage than it needs to get. Clowns.
Tony K is extremely smart. I know not everyone loves him but he’s one of the best people in sports right now.
This is thought police shit and anybody applauding this is a NPC full stop.
These athletes are just like me fr, saying the dumbest shit for no reason.
Being called crazy for questioning the system…….sad
PTI is great. I remember this airing.
Curry quickly (I think the next day) walked back his statements and accepted NASA’s offer to tour Johnson Space Center. Curry made a mistake/said something without realizing the impact of his words, took responsibility and worked to fix his mistake. Props to Curry for all of that!
Seems like a joke till it’s not.
Hot take: maybe we shouldn’t care so much what professional athletes believe.
Wilbon and Kornheiser are the best. They are the only reason I tune into ESPN.
These are the types of people that would keep a chunk of uranium in their home because they don’t “see” the radiation. The US has declined educationally faster than any country in the world.