Kyrie Irving: The next Colin Kaepernick?

[bonarae]

In this generation, they show the theory that there is no typical "longevity clause" in sports. In some sports, the greatest stars have played for more than 15 years (read: Brady, Rodgers, Djokovic, etc.)

Now, due to the vaccine mandates in NYC, is Kyrie Irving bound to be basketball's Colin Kaepernick by slowly showing him the door? xchinscratchx

[OhioHen]

The big difference in this case is that Irving is a legitimate all-star caliber player. Kaepernick was a serviceable QB at best.

[bonarae]

Reinstating this ... after his anti-Semitic comments... will the NBA finally ban him for life or for a period of time, a la Pete Rose?

[Gil Dobie]

Reinstating this ... after his anti-Semitic comments... will the NBA finally ban him for life or for a period of time, a la Pete Rose?

Irving is more akin to Sarver, Sterling and Ben Chapman.

[POD Knows]

Reinstating this ... after his anti-Semitic comments... will the NBA finally ban him for life or for a period of time, a la Pete Rose?
What were his anti-Semitic comments? Linking to a documentary that has been available on Amazon for years?