Photo: Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images For all the stars of the NBA this year — from defending champion Giannis Antetokounmpo to likely two-time MVP Nikola Jokic to the brilliance and forever meme-ness of Joel Embiid, Anthony Edwards, and Ja Morant, not to mention still central legends such as LeBron James and Kevin Durant — I’m not sure there’s a more riveting figure than Kyrie Irving. He’s an NBA champion, a former No.
And in the postgame press conference: “I don’t want to attack every Boston fan, but when people start yelling ‘Pussy,’ ‘Bitch,’ and ‘Fuck you’ and all that, there is only so much you can take as a competitor.” A sign Sunday night. Photo: Boston Globe/Boston Globe via Getty Images Irving has been most famous this season for his stubborn insistence on not getting a COVID-19 vaccine — for reasons that still don’t make a lot of sense. Looking back, it was clear from the beginning of the season that Irving would never, ever give in, that he would wait for the league or the city to bend before he would.
williamfleitch I’ve had no difficulty refusing to watch Kyrie