Kyrie Irving isn’t new to controversies, and he’s had a share of them this season. But what he does know are the ramifications of the actions, and he shared his take on the Ja Morant controversy.
According to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon, “I believe any hardship in life builds character,” Irving said. “When you’re dealing with particular hardships in the public eye, especially with the media being attracted to just keeping up with what we’re doing, or what’s the next kind of grab or story.”
He further added that he didn’t want to assume anything that came from the media. “But that’s just the way it seems for me and my perspective, which is there was an overload of judgment on Ja. There was an overload of judgment on what I had going on, and there’s usually an overload of judgment from the public court of opinion.”
Morant was on the sidelines when the Dallas Mavericks played the Memphis Grizzlies. He is expected to make his return to action when the latter play the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Irving had previously extended some comforting words to the young guard when he was caught in the eye of the storm. Earlier this month, the 30-year-old had taken on Twitch to make a point.
“Y’all saw what’s going on. We don’t have to go into 12ski (Ja Morant),” he said. “We don’t even have to go into that. We don’t have to go into that because 12ski’s not the only one that’s dealt with real-life circumstances. He’s not the only one. He won’t be the only one.”
The Mavericks superstar had a simple message, and no doubt, the support must have meant the world to Morant. The proof was out there when he seeked out Irving after the game and embraced him.
Kyrie Irving Has Been The Subject Of Ample Controversies Himself
Whether it was Irving’s move from the Boston Celtics to the Brooklyn Nets that caused quite the furor, or his stern stance on the COVID-19 vaccination that saw him miss a sizeable chunk of games for the Nets, or more recently, his suspension following an antisemitic tweet promotion, the polarizing guard has courted significant bouts of controversies.
But in all of this, he’s always preached love and being human, earning twice the many followers than the brickbats he garnered for his actions.
There’s no doubt that Irving is the one player best suited to understand what Morant went through, and the latter can also learn a lot from the one person who has dealt with controversial matters off the court.
Source: fadeawayworld
