Kyrie Irving has been granted his request to play again, but he’s only limited to play in road games once he clears health and safety protocol. As his team holds it down for him in his absence, questions on if his position on getting vaccinated to be eligible to play in all games has come about. In an interview with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Bally Sports, New York Giants legend Carl Banks compared the situation to Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers.
“I think for both of those players, the opinions of the fans are in a large part based on the drama that comes with those players,” said Banks. “Kyrie Irving is a different guy. He operates to a different melody sometimes. His position is HIS position. The team’s position which I have no issue with either; when the owners say are you all in or all out… and we’re not going to split the difference here because he’s looking at this as a team sport. Aaron Rodgers situation?… He got up and basically lied about his vaccination status by semantics and there’s always something with him.
Both guys are incredibly talented; I don’t know if Kyrie (Irving) plays the victim card like, Woe is me; I know we’ve seen this a little bit with Aaron where Aaron gets upset when people criticize him. I think with Kyrie he doesn’t overtly show that he’s affected by criticism because he has the courage of his convictions. I think in Aaron Rodgers’ case he needs it to keep the chip on his shoulder, but he’s incredibly talented. But you know, their criticisms are based on the drama that surrounds them and a lot of it they create; some unintentionally and some intentionally.”
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