10 under-the-radar facts about Birthday Boy Kyrie Irving

#3 Irving stated on a podcast that he believed the Earth is flat

In what is possibly the biggest PR blunder of his life, in February 2017, Kyrie Irving stated on the Road Trippin' with RJ & Channing podcast that he believed the earth is flat. While his response was met with disbelief and he was peppered by the media during a subsequent press conference, Irving even went on to say that:

I think people should do their own research. I've seen a lot of things that my educational system has said was real that turned out to be completely fake. I don't mind going against the grain in terms of my own thoughts.

His response to the media frenzy even got the likes of NBA commissioner Adam Silver involved. Silver weighed in with the following statement:

As he made clear today, he was trying to be provocative, and I think it was effective. A larger commentary on the so-called fake news debate in our society right now in terms of what's reported, and it led to an interesting conversation. But personally I believe the earth is round.

On an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show this February, Irving admitted that he got entangled by his words and regretted his statement, and was subsequently given a basketball with the physical map of the earth printed on it by the host.