In the aftermath of a protest outside of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sunday, in which protesters chanted, “No vaccine mandate, stand with Kyrie!” and waved signs in support of Kyrie Irving’s decision not to adhere to the city’s vaccine mandate, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has come to the defense of the mercurial NBA superstar.
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In a video posted to Twitter, the five-time world champ shared his thoughts on the ongoing standoff between the seven-time NBA All-Star and the team that will not allow him to participate in any practices or games until he takes the vaccine and “is eligible to be a full-time participant.”
“Kyrie, what’s up?” Mayweather begins. “I know you’re going through a lot. We had the chance to hang out in 2016 when you represented America, when you represented the red, white and blue. You only want to be treated fairly. I was going to post something on my social media pages but I decided to do it the old-school way and read something out to you because you’re a great person, a great father, a great athlete and you believe what you believe.”
