NEW YORK _ There was a time when Kyrie Irving caused a sensation with his theories about the Earth being flat. Real? Maybe. But Friday night he threatened to throw the NBA's world off of its axis.
Irving hasn't played much this season and already has announced that he won't be rejoining the Nets if the season is resurrected in Orlando, something that certainly seemed a lot more assured before Irving organized a conference call Friday night with a huge contingent of NBA players.
ESPN and The Athletic reported that Irving led a discussion of nearly 100 players on subjects that touched on the logistics and risks of a return to play. The discussions focused mainly on the social justice that has brought so many of the players to the front lines of protests and filling their social media accounts.
