 NBA superstar Kyrie Irving is becoming a bit of an all-star in the anti-vax movement, I guess we'll call it. I mean, I'm using the word movement very charitably here, but anti-vaxxers love him because he's not just talking the talk, he's walking the walk too, and he's kind of putting it all on the line. He's so vehemently anti-vaxxed that he's willing to lose his position in the NBA. He's willing to jeopardize millions of dollars every single year, all so he can remain unvaccinated. Though the Hill reports Irving, an NBA champion and seven-time all-star, was suspended by the Brooklyn Nets over his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision has rendered him ineligible to play or practice in the team's arena due to New York City's requirement for proof of vaccination to attend large indoor events. I'm standing with all those that believe what is right. Irving said while speaking on Instagram Live earlier this month, Everybody is entitled to do what they feel is what's best for themselves. Seeing the way this is dividing our world up, it's sad to see. People are losing jobs to mandates. Irving added that he didn't foresee vaccines being an issue ahead of this NBA season, which begins on Tuesday. So, I mean, you can see why anti-vaxxers love him, but he's wrong about a couple of things here. First of all, you're not entitled to do something that puts everyone else in your community at risk. If enough people don't get vaccinated, then this virus will continue to spread, and it may mutate, and a new mutation that can bypass the effectiveness of vaccines is basically inevitable. Furthermore, people who are unvaccinated are more likely to spread COVID-19. So it's not just about you when it comes to a public health crisis. This is about everyone. And I'm sorry, I have no sympathy for people who are losing their jobs because they refuse to get vaccinated once these mandates go into effect. Because these people are selfish, right? These are people who are putting everyone else in danger because they've been misinformed. They refuse to take a safe and effective vaccine that is widely available. So I don't care if you're losing your job. There's a simple way to keep your job. Get the fucking vaccine and stop being a goddamn moron. So I mean, I have no love for these folks, but what's funny is that Kyrie Irving after learning about him, I've got to say he's the perfect representative for the anti-vaxx movement because he's also, shockingly, a conspiracy theorist about other things as well. He's also a flat earther, or should I say he's just asking some questions about the shape of the earth. He's not an explicit flat earther, but, you know, he doesn't know. So in a 2018 interview with the New York Times, he said, like, I don't know. I was never trying to convince anyone that the world is flat. I'm not being an advocate for the world being completely flat. No, I don't know. I really don't. It's fun to think about, though. It's fun to have that conversation. Is it, though? It is absolutely fun because people get so agitated and mad. I wonder why they're like, hey, man, you can't believe that, man. It's religious, man. It's just science. You can't believe anything else. OK, cool. Well, explain to me. I mean, he sounds so fucking smart, but this is the martyr of the anti-vaxx movement. This is the symbol and superstar of the anti-vaxx movement. And I've got to say he is the perfect representative for this group. Stomphuck believes it is science. It is a fact, and you're just wrong. And I don't find conversations about the shape of the earth intellectually stimulating. I think that you'd be a stupid person if you question this. And sure, you're free to think that. Absolutely. Nobody's stopping you from believing that the world is shaped like a fucking pyramid. But will people make fun of you if you express that idiotic and delusional belief? Yeah, they will. And you should expect that because it's silly. I mean, it's like saying every single human being has 20 fingers and 20 toes. Well, that's factually incorrect and it's verifiably untrue. So if you say something like that, sure, you can believe it. But is your belief wrong? Absolutely. There's a difference between fact and opinion. And because you want to be a little snowflake and believe that the world is flat or ask questions about the shape of the earth, that doesn't mean that we have to buy into your delusions. Now, the things that he said here, it sounds very similar to the things that we hear right wingers say, right? So I'm waiting for a Tucker Carlson segment where he says, I mean, liberals, they want to be the thought police. They're trying to convince you that you can't have your own beliefs and they won't let Kyrie Irvin believe that the earth is flat. Like this is the kind of thing that we see all the time, right? They've been saying this about vaccines. Oh, you can't even question it. You have to be this hive mind, except there are facts and there are opinions. Nobody is saying that you can't state your opinion and you're still allowed to say what you want to. But there is going to be criticism and pushback. That doesn't mean that your free speech has been impeded. It just means that people are calling you stupid because what you're saying is wrong. Now, Howard Stern, he addressed Kyrie Irving and what he said was incredibly satisfying and dare I say cathartic to hear because I've been really frustrated with anti-vaxxers. There's a lot of anti-vaxxers in my family, people I know who refused to take the vaccine in real life and these people will not listen to reason. It doesn't matter how much evidence you supply them with. So to hear this rant from Howard Stern, it was great. So here's what he said. Radio host Howard Stern tore into NBA superstar Kyrie Irving over the guards refusal to receive a coronavirus vaccination, calling him the biggest idiot in the country right now. Talk about stupid. There are some people who are willing to walk away from millions of dollars and not get vaccinated, Stern said on his nationally syndicated radio program on Tuesday. They're so stupid, they're putting their mouth where their money is. In terms of idiots, he's got to be the top idiot in the country right now, Stern, set of Irving. Guys got a chance as a young man to make millions of dollars. All he's got to do is get vaccinated, but he doesn't want to get vaccinated. Stern also noted previous comments Irving has made about conspiracy theories. He's got a history of being stupid, Stern said. He's one of these guys. He's a flat earth or two. His mind works in very strange ways. Stern has been sharply critical of Americans who refuse to take a coronavirus vaccine at one point, calling them nutjobs who are putting others in danger. The serious XM host ripped Joe Rogan for pushing Ivermectin as a cure for COVID-19. When are we going to stop putting up with these idiots in this country and just say it's mandatory to get vaccinated? Stern said during a fiery segment on a show last month, fuck them, fuck their freedom. I want my freedom to live. I want to get out of the house. I want to go next door and play chess. I want to take some pictures. This is bullshit. What are you saying here? This is based to hear him rip into idiots like Joe Rogan, who will cry and melt down because CNN dared to say that he's taking horse to warmer when he spreads misinformation all the time and all of a sudden he's really worried about being straight and narrow in your interpretation of facts and making sure you don't spread lies. I mean, you do this all the time. Shut the fuck up. I'm just so sick of anti-vaxxers. We're at a point in the pandemic to where I'm out of patience. I have nothing left to say. No love to give to these people. We know we've seen the evidence the vaccines are safe and effective. And yet people are still choosing to be incredibly idiotic. But I will say this about Kyrie Irving. I have much nice things, many nice things to say about him. But what I will say is that I at least have more respect for him because he's walking the walk and he's putting himself in danger. But people who I have zero respect for are the people who are vaccinated and tell others maybe you shouldn't get vaccinated. And perhaps they don't say this explicitly. Maybe they just heavily imply it. Maybe they push vaccine hesitancy. These are the people who are the worst of the worst. I'm talking about the Tucker Carlson's and the Jimmy Doors of the world because they're telling others that maybe this vaccine isn't safe and effective while they themselves are protected. It's truly gross and nefarious at least. Kyrie Irving is putting himself in jeopardy, endangering himself by being an idiot. But other people who didn't drink the Kool-Aid that they're giving to other people, those are the people who I think are the worst when it comes to anti-vaxxers. But having said that, though, I mean, they're they're all bad. It really speaks to the lack of education in the United States. It speaks to a lack of media literacy among people who can't differentiate between fact and fiction and, you know, they get their news from Facebook and see these weird boomerangs about the vaccines. And that's where they come to this conclusion that the vaccine is bad. When I mean, you've got to look at the real facts, the studies from reputable sources and not some weird boomer who's ranting at his computer for 45 minutes about how the vaccines are causing people to be possessed by the devil or some shit. I mean, we're at a point where we shouldn't have to have this conversation. And the fact that we are is frustrating. Hence the reason why I'm finding rants from Howard Stern. Great and cathartic because I'm sick of this shit. Fuck Kyrie Irving. And if he wants to be an idiot and not get vaccinated, OK, throw away millions of dollars every single year. But don't convince other people to do what you did because you're misinformed. Stop being stupid. You're not a martyr. You're not an activist. You're just uninformed and your stupidity is endangering others if it is the case that they believe what you're saying is true.