All NBA players spend a lot of time on the road and hitting the gym. But many of them also study hard and pursue careers outside of the basketball court. Stephen Curry, Rajon Rondo, and Russell Westbrook are some examples of that.
Shaquille OāNeal also stands out when we talk about highly-educated NBA players. Heās got a doctorate and has always been an advocate for college education. But even the smartest, most prepared person on Earth can be wrong.
That was the case with the four-time NBA champion,who recently made a case for the Earth being flat. Yes, guys. Itās August2022, and people are still debating whether the Earth is flat or round.
NBA News: Shaquille OāNeal Believes The Earth Is Flat
āItās a theory,ā Shaq said on The Kylie & Jackie O Show. āItās just a theory; they teach us a lot of things. Itās just a theory. I flew 20 hours today, not once did I go this way,ā Oāneal said whileexplaining that he didnāt tip over or go upside down. āYou know they say the world is spinning? Iāve lived on a lake for 30 years and Iāve never seen the lake move to the left or right,ā he added.
Kyrie Irving Had A Similar Theory
As you may know by now, The Big Diesel isnāt the only NBA star who seems to believe the Earth is flat. Just a couple of years ago, then-Celtics guard Kyrie Irving claimed it was all a part of a big conspiracy:
āThe Earth is flat,ā Kyrie said.āIām telling you, itās right in front of our faces. They lie to us.ā
Kyrieās comments went viral, and people mocked him left and right. Eventually, he had no choice but to backpedal and try to clear the air on his flat-Earth comments, but the damage was already done:
āThe whole intent behind it, Coach, it wasnāt to bash science. It wasnāt to like have the intent of starting a rage and be seen as this insane individual. When I started seeing comments and things about universal truths that I had known, like I had questions,ā Kyrie said.
āWhen I started actually doing research on my own and figuring out that there is no real picture of Earth, not one real picture of Earthāand we havenāt been back to the moon since 1961 or 1969āit becomes like conspiracy, too,ā he added.
Well, I guess thereās nothing left to say here.
