Kyrie Irving does not seem too pleased with the NBA after the league announced on Thursday that the Brooklyn Nets point guard was being fined $25,000 for his “refusal on several occasions this week to participate in team media availability.” Friday morning, Irving responded on his Instagram story, first by quoting the late Malcolm X:
“I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda. I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m fror [sic] Justice, no matter who it’s for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
Then Irving wrote the following:
“I pray we utilize the ‘fine money’ for the marginalized communities in need, especially seeing where our world is presently. (I am) I am here for Peace, Love, and Greatness. So stop distracting me and my team and appreciate the Art. We move different over here.”
Irving closed with the following note:
“I do not talk to Pawns. My attention is worth more.”
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