Kyrie Irving believes he stands for freedom.
After his long awaited first home game at Barclays Center — where he was previously restricted from playing due to New York City’s private sector vaccine mandate — Irving said his decision not to get vaccinated was to make sure he stands on what he believes in.
“Freedom,” the star guard said after the Nets lost to the Hornets on Sunday. “I don’t think that’s a word that gets defined enough in our society, about the freedom to make choices with your life without someone telling you what the f--- to do and whether that carries over to nuances of our society that politicians control, the government controls, or things people who are in power — the powers that may be, right? — control.
