Okay. By now, you must’ve read that Kyrie Irving has risen from his quarantine and nursing an injured shoulder. He has become the mouthpiece of 200 NBA players that are allegedly opposing the NBA resuming its season in July.

Let’s go to ESPN’s Shams Charania for a refresher:

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I prefer Kyrie spewing wacky conspiracy theories. Can he just revert to telling us that the earth is flat or that the CIA tried to kill Bob Marley?

In all seriousness, of course Irving pointing out the current race issues in America is important. Their country is in a particularly rough time and it’s easy to understand why he and many others are not 100% set mentally. Such things are bigger than basketball. No question.

However, just like every person in America – or the world for that matter – social issues are not an excuse to bail on a job, and their job is to compete on an NBA basketball court and aim for a championship. Period.12

Can you even imagine being that entitled? Any one of us who tries saying to the boss “Hey, I’m not going to work. I have to protest. Also, something’s fishy about your plan” will get fired on the spot.

NBA players’ salaries are not a joke too, especially for someone like Kyrie. It’s not like he’s a factory worker at some third-world country getting paid chump change while basically working 24/7. He signed a 4-year, $164 million contract last July, and while he’s at it, he was able to bring in his preferred teammates. It’s a pretty sweet deal.

And what does he even mean by “Something smells a little fishy?” The NBA wants to restart the season because they want to finish the 2019-20 campaign and crown a champion, because that’s how things should be. The teams’ and players’ consistently valiant effort this season shouldn’t go to waste. It’s really that simple.

Another thing to remember: KYRIE IS INJURED AND DONE FOR THE SEASON! He’s not cleared to play for at least a couple of more months. That what makes his act more confusing and enraging.

Why is he being all aggressive and vocal when he’s not going to play anyway? If he wants to protest, he should be able to do so, but there’s no valid reason for him to block the league’s schedule.

I’ll leave you with another player’s perspective. Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers made a lengthy Instagram post (via ESPN) that rebuffed Kyrie’s statements, and he made some really good points.