I feel like I’ve been waiting my entire life for black people to rise up against the vaccine.
Finally, my dreams are coming true.
Demonstrators supporting Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving gathered outside Barclays Center on Sunday before the team’s home opener.
A few dozen people were in the plaza outside the arena, some chanting “Let Kyrie play! Let Kyrie play!” and holding signs that said “Stand with Kyrie.”
This is an Antimandate protests on the day of Nets game. Kyrie Irving was not allowed to play due to not having Covid19 vaccine
— Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) October 24, 2021
"Us, American flag waving Trump supporters, but we are out here with BLM" said one of the speakers outside of Barclay's Center after barricades were pushed through, he also said to stop giving stage to racism to avoid division. pic.twitter.com/tY4dRVAJN9
— Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) October 24, 2021
A small group even broke through barriers and got all the way to the front entrance of the building, forcing arena officials to briefly close the doors while fans were trying to get in.
Irving is not with the Nets because of his refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19. A New York mandate requires professional athletes playing for a team in the city to be vaccinated in order to play or practice in public venues.
The Nets could have allowed Irving to play in road games, but they decided he wouldn’t be with the team until he could be a full participant. Irving explained during an Instagram Live post that he was doing “what’s best for me.”
Protester Curtis Orwell said he and others were fighting for “bodily autonomy and sovereignty,” and the right to choose what goes in their bodies.
“We also know so much more than we knew 18 months ago about the virus,” he said. “We have therapeutics that have been tried and proven to great success. Unfortunately, those kinds of voices are being totally suppressed and censored.”
Orwell said he was not vaccinated and knew some people who had lost jobs because they weren’t. “It doesn’t feel right to them and that’s OK,” he said. “We need to respect that.”
God bless Kyrie.
The obvious problem is that BLM is funded typically by George Soros and other big Jew groups, and they’re not going to put money into anti-vax protests.
It sort of reminds me of that one time when some Antifa group protested Amazon – there was one single protest, and other Antifa groups publicly complained about it. Then we did not see any more anti-Amazon protests from Antifa – they went on instead to protest in support of forced government vaccinations.
I support these blacks and I hope they can keep it up.
Kyrie Irving supporters protested and tried rushing the Barclays in support of Kyrie refusal to get vaccinated thus far. pic.twitter.com/UJdAo9V05m
— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) October 24, 2021
Anti-mandate Protesters breaking through barricades to Barclay's Center, people chanted "I'm with Kyrie" l pic.twitter.com/HqE2ZzRLBW
— Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) October 24, 2021
"We Have a Message to give and it's our got given right to give that message" said Hawk Newsome at front of Barclay's Center after Manti mandate protesters pushed through barricades demanding "Let Kyrie Play"
Full video https://t.co/6qAP3VZIlE pic.twitter.com/4E5Ab3cYf3— Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) October 24, 2021
The moment antimandate protesters ran up to Barclay's Center doors, security shoving people away.
People chanting "let Kyrie Play"
Full video https://t.co/6qAP3VZIlE pic.twitter.com/OoECrumdWL
— Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) October 24, 2021
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