Honest question: What does Colin Kaepernick have to say about Kyrie Irving and his stance against the vaccine mandate?

A lot of people are really, really mad at Donald Trump Jr. for this tweet we told you about last night where he said Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving “just sacrificed more than Kaepernick ever did” by refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine to comply with New York City’s mandate:

Kyrie just sacrificed more than Kaepernick ever did! https://t.co/bMNryRnIlI

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 12, 2021

Here are some of the examples of lefty blue-check hate at what Trump Jr. pointed out:

Kaepernick sacrificed his career to save lives, not cost them https://t.co/5b27FlTPtR

— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌 (@RachelBitecofer) October 12, 2021

If I’m Kyrie, I’m immediately getting vaccinated and returning to work after seeing this show of “support.” https://t.co/3vftA1Gqts

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 12, 2021

Kaepernick sacrificed his career to shed light on racial injustice & the staggering rate at which police were killing unarmed black people.
Kyrie refused a scientifically proven, readily accessible, free vaccine that helps keep him/his teammates safe in a pandemic

You're a moron https://t.co/Bqn9ScjeTL

— Francis Maxwell (@francismmaxwell) October 13, 2021

It's true, Kaepernick never voluntarily exposed himself to a deadly disease. https://t.co/kk6PfrV56Y

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) October 13, 2021

I remember when Colin Kaepernick started kneeling there was this concern he was walking the walk but couldn’t talk the talk and then every time you put a microphone in front of him he explained his position patiently and elegantly

Kyrie Irving is the opposite of that

— John Cullen (@cullenthecomic) October 13, 2021

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First up, this is the guy they’re calling selfish and worse? Because he’s the opposite of that:

Kyrie Irving is extremely generous:

· Bought George Floyd's mom a house
· Paid tuition for 9 HBCU students
· Bought 200+ kids Christmas presents
· Provided 250k Thanksgiving meals in NYC
· Donated $1.5M to WNBA players

It's sad to see him called selfish for a personal decision.

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) October 12, 2021

But more importantly, what does Kapernick have to say about Irving’s decision? As far as we can tell, Kapernick has been silent about it. And from a search of Kaepernick’s Twitter feed, he has never even tweeted the word “vaccine” before:

He *has* tweeted about COVID-19. Twice. Both back in April of 2020:

I’m donating $100,000 to the Know Your Rights Camp COVID-19 Relief Fund. Join us in our mission to help address the disproportionate affect the pandemic is having on our communities🖤✊🏾Use the hashtag #WeGotUs & tag @yourrightscamp after you donate so they can show you some love pic.twitter.com/yzcTlvw7mR

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) April 16, 2020

And:

Structural racism makes Black & Brown ppl more likely to die from #COVID19. We've launched the Know Your Rights Camp COVID-19 Relief Fund to directly impact the disproportionate effect #coronavirus is having on our communities. #WeGotUs 🖤✊🏾 Donate at: https://t.co/ag2euE1Qtz pic.twitter.com/aBcjKku2kC

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) April 16, 2020

Libs, hate on Irving all you want. It’s a free country. But you may not like what your hero has to say about it when or if he does talk about it.

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