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Michael Porter Jr. pushes coronavirus conspiracy theory

Denver Nuggets rookie and former University of Missouri player Michael Porter Jr. turned heads with a 19-point outburst in 20 minutes of action Monday in the NBA bubble.

On Tuesday he went viral for a very different reason.

During a Snapchat Q&A session on his verified social media account, Porter dabbled in a wild conspiracy theory more suited for a segment on InfoWars. Porter, 22, said the coronavirus is “being used for population control" to "control the masses."

“Personally, I think the coronavirus is being used obviously for a bigger agenda,” Porter said. “It’s being used for population control in just terms of being able to control the masses of people.