“When Ukraine got bombed by Russia, I thought he was gonna take off for that” Stephen A. Smith alleges Kyrie Irving to always find excuses to not show up for work

Stephen A Smith and Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving, with the New York City COVID-19 standards corrected, is scheduled to make a big appearance at the Barclays Center on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. Brooklyn Nets fans who had nearly surrendered trust on seeing this day will at last observer their super gifted point guard play in the group’s home floor.

Prior to the news Thursday, so much had been said about Irving’s inoculation position and how it affected the NBA and enthusiasts of the game. One of the seven-time All-Star’s most vocal pundits is ESPN sports expert Stephen A. Smith.

The veteran games character made it clear in an episode of “The Pivot” where his analysis of Irving comes from:

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“My issue with Kyrie Irving is that Kyrie Irving finds every excuse under the sun not to show up for work. … Ukraine, we ain’t joking about that stuff. I swear to you, my hand on the Bible, when Ukraine got bombed by Russia, I thought Kyrie was gonna take off for that. I went on ‘First Take’ and went like this, ‘I wanna see if he gonna take off.’ That’s exactly what I did. I want to see, because there’s always an excuse!!!”

We have Mr. First Take himself on The Pivot!! Uncensored and outspoken- let’s go!

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— Pivot Podcast (@thepivot) March 22, 2022

He itemized an occasion that directed out Irving’s supposed hesitance toward play for the game when he’s paid millions to do as such:

“Season (2020-21) starts December 22nd. Two weeks later, Kyrie needs time off. Why? Because the riots took place in the U.S. Capitol, and he’s traumatized. Are you kidding me? Have y’all lost your mind!? You’ve got to be kidding me. … Wasn’t a riot at the Barclays Center. Wasn’t a riot in New York City. There was a riot at the U.S. Capitol!! What the hell is next? The Palestinians bomb the Israelis, and you gotta take time off because of that? Really? The war in Afghanistan? Al-Qaeda comes out of nowhere; that’s gonna be a reason.”

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Stephen A. Smith gives some more valid points on Kyrie Irving

Smith discussed Nets genius Irving’s apparently absence of a readiness to play: “Kyrie is a vice president on the committee discouraging players from playing in the bubble, knowing that the league owners had this provision called the force majeure provision that would have allowed them to rip up the collective bargaining agreement, thereby rendering all contracts null and void.“

In a recent chat group with Nets players, Kyrie Irving lobbied for skipping the bubble, the Daily News has learned. In that chat, he also proposed that the players can start their own league, according to a source. https://t.co/SqC0wcccPJ
— Stefan Bondy (@SbondyNBA) June 16, 2020

Smith has a few admirable sentiments. What he said were a couple of the justifications for why Brooklyn couldn’t observe an exchange accomplice for Irving prior in the season. Things occurred for an explanation, and here everything is. How things unfurl will be fascinating to see.

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