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Kyrie Irving was forced to respond over a controversial tweet after facing intense backlash from the Internet.
On Wednesday afternoon, Irving tweeted out “My mask is off. Now take yours off. No fear.”
My mask is off. Now take yours off. No fear.
— Chief Hélà 🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) September 15, 2021
The Nets superstar immediately received plenty of backlash over his tweet which also led to a report that the team might be considering trading him.
Some NBA news:
There are a handful of Kyrie trades that potentially make sense for the Nets, Kyrie’s agents have made it known that Kyrie would simply *retire from the NBA* if Brooklyn were to trade him.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) September 15, 2021
A lot of folks are responding to my reporting with a variation of this. And at one point, due to Kyrie’s relationship with KD, that might have been true. Just like at one point DJ was “untouchable”.
But much like we just saw with DJ, that’s simply no longer the case w/ Kyrie. https://t.co/rCacf1EGzz
— nick wright (@getnickwright) September 15, 2021
Irving responded to the backlash by saying that his tweet was only a metaphor and not meant to be taken literally.
“Mask off” means
You stop being something you’re not and stop lying to yourself. It’s the moment you discover the real you and can walk around with NO FEAR in a society that shows a lot of the masks people wear to hide who they truly are.*nothing COVID rule related!! Relax 🤞🏾
— Chief Hélà 🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) September 15, 2021
Kyrie would also fire back at the trade rumors making the rounds on Twitter.
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— Chief Hélà 🤞🏾 (@KyrieIrving) September 16, 2021