Kyrie Irving apologizes for saying Earth is flat: 'Didn't realize the effect'

Kyrie Irving apologized Monday for saying last year that the Earth is flat, explaining he "didn't realize the effect" his comments would have.

The Boston Celtics point guard, speaking at Forbes' Under 30 Summit in Boston, was asked at the conference to state once and for all which side he is on in the "debate" over the Earth's shape.

Irving explained he was big into conspiracy theories in February 2017 when he made his comments, and the attention he received made him realize the "power of voice."

"Even if you believe in that, don't come out and say that stuff. That's for intimate conversations because perception and how you're received, it changes." "Even if you believe in that, don't come out…