{"id":4464,"date":"2022-12-22T19:48:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T00:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2022-12-27T09:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T14:35:10","slug":"kyrie-irving-is-helping-others-out-yet-its-crickets-from-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/kyrie-irving-is-helping-others-out-yet-its-crickets-from-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving Is Helping Others Out Yet It’s Crickets From The Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kyrie Irving<\/a> is an easy target for media clickbait fodder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His first name alone will spark an eruption on Twitter, and most of the time it’s in relation to something “unusual” that he’s done or said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyrie’s most recent dilemma involved the promotion of a controversial documentary. He paid a heavy price for his decision, which consisted of an eight-game, unpaid suspension, a hefty $500,000 donation to anti-discrimination groups and a bevy of other penalties that felt excessive.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But once his suspension ended, the situation settled down and the media is focused solely on his basketball performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet there are those who are waiting for his next stumble. Actually, they’re thirsting for it because it will drive site traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of these groups, the Kyrie coverage is pretty sparse. That’s unfortunate because he’s doing some great things off the court that should be discussed in the mainstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year Irving bought George Floyd’s family a house<\/a>. In the past, he’s also<\/a> paid the tuition for HBCU students, supported social justice and Native American causes, bought Thanksgiving meals for those in need and donated $1 million to WNBA players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, he’s done more of the same, but most haven’t been paying attention because it lacks clickbait appeal.<\/p>

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