IвЂ™m just telling you how it is on the other side, Stephen A. When you start calling people вЂstupid,вЂ™ or you start saying that theyвЂ™re selfish, these things start going all over the internet, that creates a different narrative and people start fighting back against that narrative. Jay Williams: вЂњIвЂ™m just telling you how it feels from people, Stephen A. I just want to be careful when we start going down this road that weвЂ™re going to act like Kyrie Irving being vaccinated or not being vaccinated is going to change the minds of millions of peopleвЂ¦вЂќ Jay Williams: вЂњIвЂ™ve had COVID twice, I get it. Smith wasnвЂ™t swayed by WilliamsвЂ™ point, and went after the former Duke star, telling Williams that he sounds вЂњfull of it.вЂќ Smith and Jay Williams got into a heated argument over SmithвЂ™s take, as Williams defended IrvingвЂ™s individual right to choose to sit out.

But now youвЂ™ve regressed to an alarming level of self-righteousness it not only makes you look hypocritical and untrustworthy, it makes you look what I know you are not, which is flat-out stupid.вЂќ Kyrie Irving, I happen to believe is an intelligent brother whose heart is in the right place. So you donвЂ™t have a problem with taking the vaccine? Your position is that youвЂ™re going to sit up there and compromise the championship aspirations of an organization you signed on to represent вЂ“ you coaxed Kevin Durant into signing on to represent, you played a role in coaxing James Harden into signing on to represent? YouвЂ™re going to compromise all that because you want to give a voice to the voiceless? Really?ДЄnd how is that going to work out for you, Kyrie Irving? YouвЂ™re going to disappear from the game of basketball, who the hell is going to be interested in what you have to say when you have proven that you canвЂ™t even be trusted enough to do your damn job? A job you volunteered for. вЂњThis is some of the stupidest nonsense IвЂ™ve ever seen. Smith called the situation вЂњsome of the stupidest nonsenseвЂќ heвЂ™s ever seen, and ripped Irving for his reported plan to be a voice for the voiceless. The report states that Irving himself is not against receiving the vaccine, but that he wants to use his platform to make a point. A report from The AthleticвЂ™s Shams Charania shed light on IrvingвЂ™s reasoning for remaining ineligible, and according to sources close to Irving, he intends to take a stand against vaccine mandates in solidarity with unvaccinated workers who are losing their jobs. On Tuesday, the Nets issued a public ultimatum to Irving, barring him from team activities until he receives a COVID-19 vaccination to comply with the local mandate in New York City. Smith and Jay Williams got into a heated debate over the latest report on Kyrie IrvingвЂ™s position regarding vaccine mandates. Daytime sports debate television was made for situations like the one Kyrie Irving finds himself in currently, and there were fireworks inside the ESPN studio on Wednesday as Stephen A.

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