In an appearance on Kai Cenat's Mafiathon 2 stream, Kyrie Irving was asked if he still thinks Earth is flat.
The Dallas Mavericks star, who has earned a reputation for engaging in several conspiracy theories over the years, was a guest on Cenat's stream on Thursday, Nov. 28. During the stream, he was asked by Cenat's friend and fellow Twitch streamer, Ray, if he holds the same views about Earth he did in 2017. "Do I still think the Earth is flat?" he said. "By the way, I got in so much trouble for that. Y'all be careful with that, man, because a lot of people believe the Earth is flat or believe it's round."
Cenat pressed for more from Irving, while another guest asked why he got in trouble for his comments. "Influence," he replied, suggesting that he was told off because kids look up to him. "But the thing about it is it's been said in history before, right? People have said that the Earth is flat. But at the end of the day, it's not about whether it's flat, it's questioning what is going around you... I was labeled as a conspiracy theorist."
In 2017, Irving suggested that he believes Earth is flat, rejecting the scientifically proven fact our planet is a globe. He later told fans to "do their own research," and implied he was joking. However, when asked about his comments in 2018, he was asked straight-up if he would admit Earth isn't, in fact, flat. "I don't know," he said, per Newsweek. "It's fun to think about though."
During his time with the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets, Irving faced criticism for embracing several conspiracy theories. Perhaps most notably, he expressed his support for the Black Hebrew Israelite doctrine in 2021 by sharing a link to a documentary, which was widely condemned as antisemitic. He also famously chose not to get a vaccine against COVID-19, which kept him off the basketball court for the Nets home games for a while.
