Kyrie Irving is extremely generous:

· Bought George Floyd's mom a house
· Paid tuition for 9 HBCU students
· Bought 200+ kids Christmas presents
· Provided 250k Thanksgiving meals in NYC
· Donated $1.5M to WNBA players

It's sad to see him called selfish for a personal decision.
1) I understand that he plays a team sport and ultimately hurts their chance at success by not being there.

But it's also ok to believe that the vaccine is helpful, yet that everyone can still make their own decision.

Just because you disagree, it doesn't make them selfish.
2) I don't expect this to be a popular opinion.

It's a divisive subject; some will agree with me, while many others might disagree.

Everyone seems to be perfect on social media. I get it.
3) But here's the thing...

Kyrie Irving will lose out on $17 million this year if he doesn't play — that's ultimately his decision.

And, as his private employer, the Nets also have the right to tell him to stay away from the team until he is vaccinated.

That's their decision.

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