Kyrie Irving says being a distraction is the last thing he wants to do. Not everyone believes that.
Kyrie Irving actually just said he wants no distractions. He's first-team All-distraction.
— Brian Mahoney (@briancmahoney) September 27, 2021
Across the internet Tuesday, national writers like Mahoney of the AP excoriated the Nets guard for his anti-vaccine stand ... including his decision not to discuss it. One after another, from Sally Jenkins, a Washington Post columnist, to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, speaking on CNN, and beyond, the language was tough.
Jenkins was doubtlessly the toughest, the most devastating.