Kyrie Irving is on the quest to find his identity - Amar'e Stoudemire | First Take

Kyrie Irving is on the quest to find his identity - Amar'e Stoudemire | First Take
The First Take crew react to Kyrie Irving failing to speak to the media for the second time to address his recent comments.
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[@DERRICK-GIGEM-AGGIES23]

I'm not a Black or Jewish person, so what I think doesn't matter. I noticed that when Black people try to learn about their history and they find information that is different from what they learned, they are told that's a lie or you're wrong. If Black people bring up slavery, they are told that happened hundreds of years ago like it doesn't matter because you're not a slave anymore. I don't see other cultures getting the same push back when they mention how their people suffered in the past. When Black athletes are outspoken, they are labeled as a cancer to the team, destructive, and other things. Other athletes are labeled as passionate or great leaders. I'm no expert when it comes to who is who or where they came from. However, I'm an Anthropology major and we have to learn about cultures from all over the world from way back in the day. In all the paintings and pictures I seen almost everyone was Black. It makes sense because we learned that everything started in Africa before people started to travel out of Africa. It's almost like they don't want Black people to know their whole history.

[@johnshippy7698]

Exactly, and that's what black people have to face every day

[@reemoe9374]

Well said

[@henryjohnson380]

Kudos to you for having understanding

[@Sputnik1in1957]

Learning black history is important, but one doesn’t have steal someone else’s history in the process. Not all Blacks are Jews. To believe otherwise is a form of racism because you strip the Jewish race of their identity.

[@johnshippy7698]

@@Sputnik1in1957 what are you talking about? All people on those slaves ships were black and it follows the Deuteronomy 28:68 curses. No one is saying all black people are Jews they are saying ALL black people who have that history are Jews based on the prophecy. The history of the "Whyte" Jews is clear they are Turkish Khazar converts (that you cannot convert to only be a stranger who take on our ways)...We are taking back our history that never was yours to begin with🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@papichuuloo4238]

You see how fast Molley shut him down when he said the blame should be shared?

[@johnnyt8286]

lmao you know amazon spends hella advertising $$ on ESPN

[@mufasa1979]

and I'm sure Molley didnt watch the film.

[@stephenstephenson8349]

@@mufasa1979 alot people just going along with the narrative without watching the movie. It's the world we live in . They didn't even watch the full kyrie press conference.

[@ImGonnaBlameTheMEEDUHSid]

@PAPICHUULOO if course Amazon need to get called out. Still too many of you bohs don't want the blame "shared". You want him to get away with it cuz u wanna nutride him on that wE WaS tHe OrIgInAl hEbReWs/KaNgZ 🐂💩🤷🏿‍♂️

[@KJ-uy1sd]

Producer got in her ear and said “cut it cut it, we can’t upset corporate power!”

[@jamesc0890]

Molly still talks when not needed 🤦🏾

[@Wiltdastilt44]

😂

[@13borisNYK]

She gotta go.

[@tennesseewilliams101]

She talks. When is it ever needed?

[@DoronBond]

@@13borisNYK ratings bruh ratings

[@iNFaunTae]

let woman speak you anti feminist

[@lakotab.5498]

Thank you Jay for bringing up Amazon!!! Nobody has blamed them at all!

[@ComicsLamar]

Not true. Also, whataboutism.

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

Amazon aren't going to do ANYTHING! They'd have to ban all music using racial slurs, then ban ALL films using racist, homophobic, fat shaming, and violence. Jeff loves Jews but he seems to love money more than ANYTHING!

[@IBlackSanta]

@@ComicsLamar lmaoooo WHAT

[@lesscrymorework]

@@IBlackSanta whataboutism is what people do when they don't have any answer to something that doesn't suit their narrative so they choose deflection to put the attention elsewhere

[@AB_Seymour]

Silly whataboutism. This documentary isn't an Amazon exclusive, it was made by an individual who happens to be an author and director. He exercised his right as an Amazon customer to use their platform to sell his products just like the millions of other Amazon sellers developing this same type of content. Get out of your victim mentality, Kyrie is promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. You fake-deep people who think you have some elevated level of insight into the world just because you read a couple of memes and tweets are the worst

[@WessideVibez]

My boy Amare DONT AGE

[@belld.s5276]

yeah he still looks like PHX suns amare 😂, and somehow looks younger than NYK Amare.

[@LouisTo]

yes he doesn't look 39, dude must be moisturizing like crazy.

[@meatyeye]

His face doesn’t, but those knees sure did 😂

[@meatyeye]

And why would he look old at 39? What 39 year olds y’all hanging out with lol? Meth heads?

[@HooodClassicsTV]

Straight out of high school, this is the time he should be retiring on his terms if not for injuries

[@brooklynblack9015]

Kyrie is carrying espn on his back right now lol 😂😂😂✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@ahmaryahawadah6586]

Lol the whole nba

[@kevinhenry1192]

Really y’all kyrie is crazy

[@kwameowusu8351]

😂😂😂

[@fodetoure1576]

When there’s more fun rosters personalities And better teams like the cavs to talk about ESPN is not making the right choices in how and what to cover in regards to the NBA. This is turning fans off of the sport

[@johnnyt8286]

lmao so true !!! literal millions in advertising revenue of this guy

[@MarquiseGreen]

Jay Will FOR THE WIN!!!!!!🏆 🙌🏽 🤣 JAY WILL needs his OWN podcast so we can hear what he has to say without being interrupted or cut off smh

[@MosheXX]

Amare knows the truth and he’s tap dancing

[@King_Arthur_]

Stop brother. What exactly do you want him to do? Are you going to take care of his family if he does not have income coming in?

[@MosheXX]

@@King_Arthur_ Tell the truth or just don’t say anything. He doesn’t work in the league anymore they brought him up there to tap dance because he runs with the small hats.

[@JayJudah2k]

I was thinking the same thing he used to hang with the Hebrew Israelites

[@goodday104]

@@MosheXX absolutely

[@adrien1623]

Tap dancing 😂

[@trevormilokadzima3747]

My boy Jay said what needed to be said.....much respect for him...hope he does not get into trouble

[@gmac_sports]

Molly tried to cut him off smh

[@itshiho]

Yeah and Molly was trying her best to interrupt Jay and twist the narrative back to Kyrie. Jay should have just cut her off like SAS does and said "let me finish?. Sometimes it just seems like for whatever reason some of the women are just obsessed to constantly pile on Black men but they don't do that for anyone else 🤷‍♂

[@Greego]

@@itshiho It’s relentless too. They are trying so hard.

[@victorious1614]

This is the problem and what the issue is, get in trouble by who? Who the who?

[@jkranites]

And Stephen politely called him a hypocrite

[@215Bully]

J Will always on code

[@SaiyanTachiZoldyck]

Indeed

[@bxi1547]

Having a different opinion than yours means he’s “on code.”

[@JW-1089]

He is a puppet just everyone else in the media & Hollywood

[@heavylit1760]

Good for you, Jay. You earned my respect

[@alcoballic9593]

He’s not wrong but that’s a more difficult conversation than I think ppl realize. I doubt Amazon reads and watch every book or movie they put on their platform for one. Secondly if they removed it then it would be looked at as equivalent to burning books. Meaning that they are controlling information that only they want the masses to know about. It’s not a very good look and a bigger slippery slope than ppl realize.

[@audience7264]

Not from me. In a free society, such information must be available. But it doesn't mean people would not be criticized for promoting it.

[@josephcawley78]

Thank you Jay Williams👏👏👏👏

[@josiahmitchell8594]

For what? There are racist movies on all platforms and racist info on the internet. Don't look any further than Kyrie for blame for what he did. Don't try to give Kyrie an accomplice. Let him carry the weight for these things that unfortunately he keeps saying and doing. Kyrie is an irritant to the utmost degree.

[@Vanguardkl]

Yes he says things that make sense to low iq folks

[@PrinceCortezJones]

@@josiahmitchell8594 lmao crucify the man for promoting is. But Amazon promotes AND profits off of it and they get NO SMOKE AT ALL? You have to be mentally ill along with Molly and Stephen A. Y'all are disgusting human beings smh

[@mair20]

@@josiahmitchell8594 y'all are quick to bash Kyrie but forget that Amazon should be held accountable for having that movie on their site.

[@josiahmitchell8594]

@@mair20 those movies are everywhere. The internet says stuff. You going to get rid of the internet? Kyrie did what he did. This is on him not Amazon.

[@heigherheights21]

So basically Stephen A is saying we can't hold Amazon accountable either 🤔 because he is at the top of the food chain.

[@mikejames4910]

Fun fact, it be Jewish folks at the top of these music industries he gave examples of lol...

[@jayman9642]

@@mikejames4910 Exactly🤣

[@clearthelane2432]

yep

[@stephenstephenson8349]

They prove kanye's point everyday.

[@jayman9642]

@@stephenstephenson8349Right 🤣

[@BigBen1994]

Jay is the only one who has defended Kyrie since day 1 ✊🏾

[@Eebz515]

Jay spittin all facts!

[@vittos7292]

Thank you JWill!! People don’t wanna mess with Jeff Bezos so they go run at Kyrie… bow down

[@drmontano9414]

Bezos is profiting💰Kyrie is being targetted by cowards

[@jaw444]

If they smear Kyrie, they can hurt the Nets and the team and the box office and to some extent the NBA, not that much, but they can't hurt Amazon. If they smear them as anti-semitic and there is a customer boycott of Amazon, where are all those Amazon shoppers shoppers going to take their business? There's no alternative to a monopoly.

[@marviemarv6320]

I don’t wanna hear Molly I wanna hear Jay ‼️

[@jordanbrownlee7667]

Facts😂

[@ChiefX07]

Jay is confused about history. He halfway believes kyrie

[@deejayconner1760]

All jay does is defend Kyrie no matter what it’s about

[@Helixur]

@@deejayconner1760 he's been doing since last year

[@SILVERHARMONICS]

@@ChiefX07 what is Jay confused about concerning history?

[@_CertifiedSwimmer]

Jay was making a point about people not going at Jeff Bezos when it’s his business that’s really promoting it but Molly kept interrupting him when he was making that point because it’s true, they’re trying to take down Kyrie but it won’t work we see rite thru it

[@zerotolerance5019]

🎯

[@PhillyGirlLivefromthe215]

Exactly and Molly needs to shut up sometimes!

[@tolstoyed]

when there’s a mass shooting, do you also blame the shop that sold the gun and not the shooter who pulled the trigger?

[@Greego]

@@tolstoyed Posting a link vs Shooting multiple human beings? Probably not the analogy I would have used but I get what you are getting at. However, the gun shop has little power in preventing someone from buying a gun if they are cleared from a background check due to the Constitution but I digress…

[@tolstoyed]

@@Greego yes, i could pick another example. are there laws about what type of movies amazon can or can not sell? edit: just to be clear, i’m totally in favor of amazon actually reviewing stuff before they put it up for sale

[@dominicpierre2343]

You can't promote anything that is already advertised on Amazon. When you see anyone on corporate media like this remember it has already been corporate approved, Jewish approved and Caucasian approved. How many people have been habitually racist against black people yet they are on TV and there is no criticism?

[@fadethechannel]

Yes you can. 🙄 just because it’s for sale doesn’t mean it can’t be promoted. That’s what promotion is. PROMOTING THINGS THAT ARE FOR SALE. 😂

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

Stephen A has uttered racial slurs several times on live television. ESPN nor Disney has disciplined him. Now suddenly everyone is offended

[@germwarfare5707]

@@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju Post a link for me my guy 💯

[@jacobisaac9934]

Facts that's how you know we're the real children of Israel and those people are converts squatting in our land until the Son of Man comes

[@NathanLGrossman]

@@jacobisaac9934 The main idea of the book and movie that Kyrie posted is that today's Black people are the actual blood descendants of the Jews of the Bible, and that today's Jews are the descendants of imposters who somehow stole the identity of the "actual Black Jews". In addition to being anti-Semitic, it's a ridiculous conspiracy theory, disproven by mountains of historical and genetic evidence. Someone in the Black community needs to call out Kyrie, and the author of the book, for lying to Black people about their own heritage. Are there some Black Jews? Yes, there was a community of Black Jews in Ethiopia for centuries. However, most of them now live in Israel. Are there Jews from other parts of Africa besides Ethiopia. Yes, there were communities of Jews throughout North Africa for centuries. However, they were not Black and generally looked like other Jews and other North Africans, meaning that they generally had olive or fair skin and Caucasian features. Like the Ethiopian Jews, most of the North African Jews now live in Israel. But most African Americans like Kyrie are descended from people from West Africa or Central Africa, not North Africa or Ethiopia (which is in East Africa). There is no legitimate historical or genetic evidence of longstanding or widespread Black Jewish populations in West Africa or Central Africa. I think that Kyrie is motivated by a desire to feel pride about his heritage, and for other African Americans to feel pride in their heritage, especially because their ancestors have faced hundreds of years of denigration of their heritage. But believing or spreading a lie about your heritage is not the right way to build that pride. In fact, it's the epitome of insecurity and self-negation, because it involves denying your true heritage and claiming another one which is supposedly preferable. In other words, it's not only anti-Semitic, it's anti-Black.

[@adriangiovanni1946]

J wills logic and rationale is always underrated. Strong opinions but always constructs a good point.

[@viltheegr8334]

Thank you Jay I said the same thing….it’s easy to blame the black man

[@afrolore7462]

In 2016, a French Jewish filmmaker, named Lauren Gavron,made a film called, Black Jews, The Roots of an Olive Tree. It documents Hebrew tribes in Africa. What inspired Gavron to make the film was, a book written by Edith Bruder, called, The black Jews of Africa, history, identity, religion. “In sub-Saharan Africa, you can find ‘Judaic’ tribes in Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Uganda, Cameroon, South Africa, Zimbabwe and even in Sao Tome and other countries,” Bruder said. Many of the black Hebrew tribes that were documented in the film, claimed that their ancestors migrated from Israel and Yemen. These West African countries that have Hebrew communities, are the same countries that African Americans were kidnapped from during the Atlantic Slave Trade. Again, the same African countries that African Americans trace their ancestry back to, contain Hebrew tribes and communities.

[@yonah346]

That’s very interesting! As a Jew we know very well about the lost tribes of Israel. 10 out of the 12 tribes have been gone. So having some idea that they couldve went to Africa makes a lot of sense to us. What I don’t understand is the narrative that if some blacks are Jewish that means we are fake Jews. We have a direct link for 2000 years of Jewish practice, that’s why we are still religious. So why can’t we be the tribes of Judea and Benjamin and some blacks be from the other tribes? Also it says in the Talmud that before the messiah the 10 lost tribes will come back so it would be the most welcome sight.

[@jacobisaac9934]

Good information brethren 🙏🏾

[@NathanLGrossman]

The main idea of the book and movie that Kyrie posted is that today's Black people are the actual blood descendants of the Jews of the Bible, and that today's Jews are the descendants of imposters who somehow stole the identity of the "true Black Jews". In addition to being anti-Semitic, it's a ridiculous conspiracy theory, disproven by mountains of historical and genetic evidence. I am unaware of the movie Black Jews or the book Black Jews of Africa, but as far as I know, there is no conclusive evidence for large communities of Black Jews in Africa outside of Ethiopia. There have also been many thinkers who have theorized that many non-Black/non-African populations are actually lost tribes of Israel; sometimes those theories have been proven correct, but more often they have been proven incorrect. But even if we assume that the thesis of that movie and book are correct, and there were communities of Black Jews in Africa (outside of Ethiopia), then all that would mean is that some African Americans may have some Jewish descent. It would not mean that African Americans are Jews (and certainly not that they are the "true Jews" and that Jews from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East are the descendants of imposters who stole the identity of the true Black Jews, as is claimed in the movie and book that Kyrie tweeted about). Moreover, even if there were communities of Black Jews in Africa (outside of Ethiopia), it would not mean that the African Americans are descended, to any significant extent, from those communities. Africa is a big place with a lot of people, the vast majority of whom follow Islam, Christianity and non-Abrahamic indigenous religions. To put it another way, there are many people from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East who have some amount of Jewish ancestry, whether they are aware of it or not. That does not make them "Jews", any more than the trace amounts of Native American blood that some white Americans have makes them "Native Americans".

[@afrolore7462]

@@NathanLGrossman Well you have to understand there's no such thing as a Jewish Gene. So this idea of Jewish ancestry is based off of what? Because unless you have the DNA of the Israelites of antiquity ( Israelites when they came out of Egypt) what's your comparative basis. Lastly there are many historical sources that I can list from explorers and Portuguese slave Traders who stated that tribes in West Africa have Hebrew customs

[@NathanLGrossman]

@@afrolore7462 Regarding explorers and slave traders describing tribes in West Africa having Hebrew customs, it is possible that those descriptions were accurate. But that doesn't mean that those tribes were descended, to a significant extent, from the Jews living in Israel in Biblical times. There are populations in West Africa that practice Islam, but that doesn't mean that they are descended, to a significant extent, from the Arabs living in the Arabian peninsula at the time the Koran was written. There may have been some genetic intermixing between Jewish, Arabian and West African populations, but that doesn't mean that West Africans in general are Jews or Arabs. There is good evidence that there were Jews who migrated to India and China, and they may have mixed with the local populations. But that doesn't mean that Indians as a whole, or Chinese people as a whole, are Jews. By the same token, there are some white Americans who have some trace amount of Native American ancestry (like a great, great grandfather or grandmother), but that doesn't mean that they are Native Americans.

[@IBlackSanta]

My brotha Jay Williams 👏👏👏

[@aleksandrat6668]

Kyrie has found himself long time ago, this is a man that has a strong head on his shoulders and stand for whatever he believes in. He is a leader!

[@KINGELZ]

Jay with the heat 🔥🔥🔥

[@ajtaylor8750]

I love Amare Stoudemire on ESPN when he does guest appearances because he always bring a balanced perspective to the conversation. I've been saying this for months: Kyrie is on a journey of finding himself which is why he's all over the place, but it doesn't excuse how he went about this particular issue or any in the past. Basketball just doesn't see to be his first priority anymore.

[@TheSlickrick269]

What are we talking about all the man did was post a link in his Twitter and now he doesn’t care about basketball? Even tho he’s showed up and hooped all year long? They tryin to do kyrie like Craig Hodges

[@CoachTC23]

“All year long” 😂 the kid hooped for less than two weeks before starting more drama. People pretending this is some new thing is weird. Every season for 6 straight years now this clown has had some controversy but he’s always the victim 🤦‍♂️

[@codysterling9974]

@@TheSlickrick269 you don’t know the whole story (not that I do) But there’s been reports from when he was on cavs/Celtics and now nets where he will go silent and not respond to texts or show up When they take team pictures and they want him to take off his hat, he’ll just say no When he says he needs time off because of Jan 6th assault and goes to his sisters b day party (think that was the excuse and event) And he didn’t just post something on twitter… He doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the consequences of the influence he has (esp the youth) when he posts something that is hurtful And than tries to be about his people and gets native Americans in possible trouble visiting when he is unvaxed with no mask Tries to say the bubble shouldn’t happen after George Floyd death but first question about the bubble was how they will get liquor while in the bubble…

[@tyrelle9451]

​@@TheSlickrick269

[@ronlawray1563]

It will be his priority after this season..to sign a new contract somewhere for big money..he'll "ZFind: himself for that.

[@duffman1876]

THANK YOU JWill,ain't no body saying ah gatdamn thang about the truth SMH da world we live in🙄🍻🍺

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

The appropriate question is......Why aren't they discussing Kyrie greeting and welcoming the Jewish who sat court side at Brooklyn???

[@jeremiahfrazier3425]

Tf does it have to do with sports lol stop it he’ll defend the nets till death foh

[@SickPillow]

JWill's take was stupid. Amazon is just a platform selling stuff.... they aren't promoting that movie. Kyrie is promoting the movie. Kyrie is TELLING people to go watch an anti-semitic movie. Amazon isn't telling you to watch it.

[@HarishKumar-cv8vy]

How many knew that this movie was on Amazon until Kyrie shared it

[@raremoney3062]

@@HarishKumar-cv8vy facts they made me curious and go watch it 😂

[@JudgePhilosophical]

Well said Jay because people like Stephen a just don't get the bigger picture

[@TraeHall]

Stephen a kept it a buck he basically said kyrie is black

[@JudgePhilosophical]

@@TraeHall sounds about white

[@dahigh4life]

No. Kyrie KNOWS as a Black Man that he will not have that grace. But like SAS said, Kyrie thinks he is above every one else.

[@bubbie23jw]

Oh he gets it 💵💵💵💵💵💵

[@JudgePhilosophical]

@John Williams that's how they corrupt the black man, especially from true information

[@tellall23]

thank you Jay, F I N A L L Y someone said it

[@JulaVision]

J Will said exactly what I said about Amazon as the platform promoting it. If there is a problem then it should be with Amazon. Also, Stephen A saying we have to accept the reality is such a disappointing statement because we don't have to accept how things are and the world is definitely changing , it doesn't matter who thinks they run the show all of that is over

[@imhassane]

You guys are dumb, Amazon doesn’t promote anything, it’s like saying twitter promotes the tweets there. They host products as twitter host tweets

[@I.am_Groot]

Exempt Kyrie and blame Amazon.... I must missed the part where Bezos forced Mr Irving to promote material that refers to pale Jews as the devil. Oops.... my bad!

[@JulaVision]

@@I.am_Groot Did you hear what I said or you're just going make up and translate it into what you want to hear? I said IF there is a problem then it should be with Amazon, the platform that IS promoting it. Since that's what they are trying to say about Kyrie. To you it seems you want them to destroy Kyrie and exempt Amazon. I'm noticing a lot of hypocrisy and one sided rhetoric in the media and it actually exposes them more in their desperation to keep certain topics out of reach

[@zachnantz5304]

Mein Kampf is on amazon too, do you believe it should be taken down? Do you believe amazon is promoting Hitler's book?

[@tolstoyed]

do you want us to live in a vacuum, where we’re just exposed to good things? we would probably have to shut down 90% of books, movies, media, political & religious discourse, curriculums, music & entertainment, etc… but we don’t , because most people can tell right from wrong, especially when it’s something as obvious as this movie. kyrie knew what he was doing by posting it. m he may be super naive, but he’s not that stupid

[@neutralgenius25]

Funny how when Molly says "handling of Kyrie" its Stephen A's time to talk. They send your own folks at ya.

[@heyousrew6458]

At least Red media is scrambling. This is bigger than basketball “What they don’t want you to know”

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Team Blue is all about that Tribe, too.

[@elijahmccoy1]

So is ESPN promoting it by keep bringing it up?

[@antoinesmith3374]

The sad part is J Will is considered "square" by real negus. 😔

[@fadethechannel]

Negus 😂 you’re so woke buddy!

[@dominicpierre2343]

According to who? Who speaks for these so-called "real negroes"…? Expose yourself if you want to but you will get embarrassed

[@chasingprecepts2888]

The cold part is Amari knows he's an Isrealite...but he wants his 💰 💰💰💰

[@mufasa1979]

He started his journey in the Israelite teaching. He moved his family over to Isreal and converted to judism.

[@jacobisaac9934]

@@mufasa1979 he's messing up, according to prophecy we're no longer supposed to be in the land of Israel.

[@mfhours7576]

Jwill talking that talk! 🖤

[@Heidelbergensis]

Kyrie and Kanye deserve their piece of the blame pie, but Amazon is the crust holding all the filling of this film inside. Amazon needs to get theirs. Can't keep letting multi-billion companies get away with it too.

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Y u hate Free Speech?

[@senchodaroola1of1]

Watch the 3 hr documentary before u talk. There was nothing anti about it. They just use that term wen the heat us on

[@senchodaroola1of1]

Watch the 3 hr documentary before u talk. There was nothing anti about it. They just use that term wen the heat us on

[@cloutlordree3057]

Blame for what?

[@cloutlordree3057]

And what have black folks been getting away with? I van tell you many things Caucasian(white, jew, Italian,European)folks got away with

[@BigBen1994]

Kyrie clapped back in a Mansa Musa sweater 💪🏾💯🔥

[@hezekiyahhuckaby1938]

True that

[@camiamproducer]

🤲🏾

[@clearthelane2432]

✊🏿

[@oe3phen]

When are we getting a Mansa Musa series/movie!?!? Totally overlooked amazing historical figure. Not sure how that’s a clap back tho? TBF I have not followed every moment of this news cycle😅

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

Mannnnnn KYRIE don't eem know who Mansa Musa was 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@harvardbrown364]

J will was on the money first time in a long time

[@Elijahwynter212]

Only time ever! But we gonna take it we may not see him anymore

[@terrencealexander6811]

Kyrie said he watched the doc to learn about the origin of his name! Why should he be punished!? And why is Jeff bezo not being dragged for making money off the doc!?

[@gblair7622]

Who's going to drag the richest man in the world? Lol

[@Zee006_]

origin of his name in a movie that quotes hitler as a good guy for black people…..right

[@IBlackSanta]

@@gblair7622 aint that the point??? People are choosing to the throw the term accountability at whoever they find convenient. Yet not at the people who actually matter in the situation?! But nahh just get kyrie. Say he hates a certain type of people (which he hasn't stated) and be done with it. That is pathetic. Simple.

[@andrewthaboss6643]

Idc, kyrie is dumb for not thinking his actions through and is getting the heat he deserves

[@terrencealexander6811]

@@gblair7622 no they’re not going to drag a white man! Howard stern Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman all wore black face and their careers got rewarded , why?

[@sgtslaughter21]

Amare should have CORRECTED Molly when she said he's a black man that's Jewish...NO HE'S A JEW THAT WAS TOLD HE WAS BLACK

[@jacobisaac9934]

Facts I don't like how he acted here these are the ones we need to keep an eye on.

[@the-seed-sower761]

Amare is a SELLOUT

[@kouleeofficial]

So why don’t they come after Amazon prime for showing it on their platform??

[@Greego]

Jason Williams always has a look on his face as if someone just cut in front of him in the lunch line. 😂

[@alexanderjackson3060]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 jay williams keeping it real, sa just understand the platform is Amazon

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

That's the same as getting upset at Mercedes Benz because you got a DWI. At the end of the day, Jeff, Mercedes, nor Kyrie is yawning throughout the day at all. They're not losing ANY sleep

[@goodfellabeats]

@@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju Thank you.

[@ricommg]

@@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju that’s a terrible analogy lol you’re better off blaming the alcohol vs the car. For example, the city of St.Louis is suing Kia motors because of the high amount of thefts of Kias in the area due to a issue with their ECU. City suing Kia is essentially the same as Amazon facing backlash for having the movie available on their platform in the first place. Your platform made an error and blame should be shared.

[@juwanharris5425]

@@ricommg give these kids knowledge

[@davidmilton5887]

@@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju Lamentations 4:8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

[@pawyork7681]

I bet no one from the panel excluding Amare . Watched the documentary Kyrie posted . But want to sit and judge him 😅😅😅

[@ryanstevens4477]

Jay definitely did. He brings up multiple points from the film. Not a single reporter took the time though and I fully agree it's ridiculous to say he was irresponsible for Sharing it without more context while simultaneously not watching the whole film and realizing parts of it aren't as inflammatory as other parts

[@lostyly]

Molly really the reason I retired this show be back in 2023 🏃🏿

[@daboss5678]

Does anybody say anything about Netflix promoting cannibalism by releasing the Jeffery Dahmer film

[@JodyDigital]

Thank you Jay for not letting them force you to be 100% against him

[@Roc_Official]

THANK YOU JAY WILL. You actually can think for yourself, unlike others… (Shannon, Skip, Molly and Stephen A) WHY IS IT ON AMAZON? Why are they profiting on it?

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

For the same reason a for profit prison incarcerates the poor and innocent. To make money!...... ESPN needs to toe the line, because now they're becoming CNN which will become EXTREMELY off-putting to their audience

[@xxstract28]

It’s only because he’s defending his Duke brother. But still a good point.

[@jasonyellen4868]

Well, to be fair, that's a huge issue, from Amazon to social media sites hosting content like this. It just doesn't reach sports media, because why should it. There has been and is ample discussion about the liberal guidelines of content on Amazon and elsewhere. On Amazon, basically anyone can upload a movie, or sell a book they wrote. It's been condemned for years because it's become the #1 distributor of white supremacists literature, because they basically don't vet anything unless it gets reported.

[@daronross7876]

@@xxstract28 You still didn’t address why it’s on Amazon knucklehead

[@AS-vq3wt]

Amare ain't no jew 🤣

[@truthhurts4802]

The media and the NBA are promoting the movie more than Kyrie ever could at this point.

[@nonyabiz12]

Exactly...😂 They helping to wake the true Hebrews up whether they know it or not.

[@TheUzamaki1234]

I'm going to watch it now

[@loopseeker]

as far as i'm concerned, no one has done anything wrong 😂 kyrie or amazon.

[@yomamagagaga]

Kyrie seems he now knows it was a mistake, hence why he deleted it

[@openmike4559]

@@yomamagagaga terrible logic. Just because you use the word hence doesn’t mean they’re connected. Smfh.

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

@@yomamagagaga his (((manager))) prob deleted it

[@senchodaroola1of1]

Bro I watched the whole documentary. Just know WE winning!

[@victorious1614]

Spot on!

[@shdautomobiles]

Thank you J Will You're actually woke

[@MrPrankKing1]

Can jay will get his point across without Molly interrupting about something he never said

[@Hackaveli]

Amare Is Real 🔥

[@vince2433]

J Will the only one that speaks things with true context and nuance

[@TheSlickrick269]

The entire documentary is not about hating on Jews. There is a segment that talks about how hitler didn’t like the Jews but that’s not the entire video. And the fact that no media outlet is providing context to this is showing. Everyone throwing out the words anti sametic, but nothing about kyries actions were anti sametic in any way

[@nerome619]

Let's break it down Kyrie endorsed a book (which was badly written) in which the author claims ALL white jews are fakes, their history is fake, that blacks are the only true jews, he uses misquoted words from Hitler, claims the holocaust was exaggerated, used words from the protocols of the elders of zion - we well known historic fake document that is deep hate speech ... and does NO research, has no facts to back up his views, no knowledge of this history - it is nothing more than a slander and attempted theft. There are already 'black' jewish communities in Israel in the Yemini's, Moroccans, Lybians and Bilad El-Sudan ... but the Author is ignorant of these as well ... perhaps they are inconveniently not black enough? When Donald Sterling was outed for HIS views he was rightfully banned for life and the black community rejoiced ... Kyrie is not doing something as bad and how many players or black community members have come out and taken a stand against him?

[@mitch1guss759]

J will, much respect brother!

[@91111ful]

Accepting reality isn’t the same as ignoring it smeven A

[@cblackonthebeat8867]

Thank you Amari and J.Will

[@Vosovogalsyncope]

Brett Farve is on a quest to finesse a low income state out of money for his daughters volleyball team. But we supposed to be mad at Kyrie for reading books. OK

[@clearthelane2432]

Brett mayonnaise

[@Rubrick23.]

Facts

[@thaferg525]

You know this is a Hot Topic but you know what Jay Will has a great great point right here!!! It is so easy to jump on Kyrie about this and not get on to the people who are actually responsible for putting out that documentary! Kudos to Jay Will for speaking up!👏

[@deflategate1297]

It's also fair that kyrie no matter what always seems to cause issues whether it he right or not is societys reaction

[@keyproblems7590]

Agree Amazon should be facing criticism AS WELL AS Kyrie. He’s should still take accountability. If I tweet out a racist quote, I can’t be like “go after the guy who wrote it, not me when I’m just promoting and supporting it”. It’s pathetic

[@jeremiahfrazier3425]

What this is a sports channel they talk about athletes…

[@thaferg525]

@@darrel7589 oh believe me I agree that Kyrie needs to be responsible for his actions just as I would have to if that was me myself! But I do agree with Jay Wills Point however Stephen A said it best by basically saying you're not going to touch the super rich but you can touch the athlete and that's how it's always been and I don't see it changing but I do see Jay Will's Point

[@TheFabulousSnowflake]

Amare in PHX was a BEAST !!! My favorite run and gun team of all time

[@d-funksteryea5188]

They didn’t win anything please

[@MackSteele1]

Extra nice in PHX

[@MackSteele1]

@@d-funksteryea5188 basketball is a team sport

[@thearrogantpupil1770]

Great point Jay Will

[@ankhx.9653]

Well spoken Jay, you're finally learning brother.

[@MrKnicks718]

He did say he disagreed with something’s in the film ,

[@marvdatboi]

A partial co-sign is still a co-sign…

[@BaithNa]

Then find a better source of that information than an anti-Semitic film

[@MrKnicks718]

@@BaithNa history is ugly so read up

[@michaelf6205]

@@marvdatboi no that “one size fits all” thinking doesn’t always apply . Books are no different than music albums . There’s aspects of it that you skip and aspects that you agree with

[@mufasa1979]

​@@BaithNa have you seen the film or read the book?

[@groundtrader173]

ESPN needs to STOP on propaganda against Black athletes.

[@bxi1547]

Dude shut up. Always playing the victim.

[@soda8736]

Black athletes make themselves targets . Name the last controversial white athlete and blacks dominate the sports they talk about , of course they will talk about black players way more

[@iNFaunTae]

its just kyrie tho, not black athletes

[@i.b.heyward8777]

does anyone have the actual post? Because it seems everyone keeps adding stuff. I saw a link posted....no comments whatsoever....so which post are you referring to?

[@bdictjames]

I'm always amazed with how eloquent STAT is. Mind you, this is a guy that jumped from high school, to the pros. Yet, he has always been eloquent, and has always had an inquisitive mind. I think basketball is a thinking man's sport.

[@talesbyg]

LETS GO JWILL !!

[@romey2fresh]

Happy to listen to Amare any day over Stephen A. 🤡

[@joebidenmademearepublican8439]

Jay appreciate your honesty.

[@Amichaels]

Jay gained a few new fans today. Molly shhhhh

[@MarvG3000]

Jay Will the one person speaking the truth 👏🏾

[@sdmcnair]

What are you saying Amar'e? Amar'e your supposed to be telling the world the truth. Kyrie and Kanye are right.

[@reberiusjoseph2134]

Stephen A basically just said...he knows Amazon is wrong but because he hates Kyrie... he'll only focus on Kyrie.. real intelligent.

[@Premium_Water]

it dont make any sense what he said. He still gave Amazon a pass.

[@djack7572]

Thank you J!!!!

[@shock_money]

We all know who write Molly & Stephen A checks Lmaoo comical

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Oy vey Shut it down!

[@MrJjreid]

Jay Will is right. Another thing is the media have been promoting the video by bringing it up.

[@DLloyd-bb4wk]

SAS, no way you used HipHop as a way to make your argument! Your point is no longer the case. Record companies and the community as a whole, especially after Takeoff’s death, is being held accountable for its ways. As should Amazon!

[@antwinehurst9546]

Thank you Jay.

[@dominicanyorktalk4980]

This clip represents where society is today. One person tries to speak the truth and the pawns shut him down.

[@thehaus6998]

what ?

[@daybyday9185]

Jay will a real one hope the higher ups don’t go after him

[@edwincurtislloyd]

Well said by all 👏🏻🙏🏻

[@31hoops73]

Great point Jay Will!

[@HoodStar1336]

Thank you Jay will for that brother.. I know you can't say none because your job is on the line. But I can read between the lines and know what you are saying... Stay on code. thank you

[@BrooklynSwag110]

Big ups to kyrie he is not wrong for putting a link of something that's already in stores?? FUNNI First Yeezy now this

[@hittahitta819]

The unwillingness to embrace Jays point is insane. To double down on the dismissive behavior displayed by ppl towards the distribution i.e. of the movies & music that is in question

[@august_3rd]

Thank you JAY

[@ssschicago6794]

Molly…..

[@harvardbrown364]

And guess who owns those record companies steven? the very jews who are in such uproar

[@belovedhabeeb549]

Jay is clutch 💪🏾 Real one

[@bigronthekrit4692]

Why is the rebel flag still flying 🤔

[@andycundy5822]

Finally…Jay Williams God bless you

[@ezcamproductions9342]

Finally JWill said it

[@ghostnews5085]

Stephen a said Jeff bezos don’t get blame because he white and rich

[@Sclass_Ent]

Wow they really called Amaire Stoudimare ...n he tapped danced.

[@ricommg]

It’s mind blowing how they won’t even spend 10 secs condemning Jeff B for even having this movie on his platform but will spend 72+ hours condemning kyrie who posted a link to said platform.. crazy how much power, status and money can control a narrative to a degree.

[@xonewhite2691]

Molly made sure to bring that attention back to Kyrie Irving! Its sick! Also Stephan A missed the ball because Kyrie stated he doesn’t agree with everything in the film…End of discussion!

[@jalonparker1878]

Stephen A is the biggest uncle Ruckus in the game right now. Will defend the other group with dying breath

[@bodified5838]

Absolutely!