NEW ORLEANS: Was Kyrie Irving joking when he said the Earth is flat?
Was the 24-year-old Cavaliers guard trying to make a political statement about fake news and alternative facts and important world issues being overlooked when he marveled over the frenzy his declaration sparked on social media?
Was his acknowledgment that science supports that the Earth is round an admission of his true feelings?
It was hard to tell by what Irving said Saturday after the East All-Stars’ practice at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
As Irving addressed the comments he made during a “Road Trippin’ with RJ and Channing” podcast posted on Cavs.