Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is coming under fire today after the NBA player said on Snapchat that the coronavirus pandemic is “overblown” and being used for a “bigger agenda.”
Here’s what he said:
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Michael Porter Jr.’s Coronavirus Theory
During a live Q&A with fans on Snapchat, Porter, 22, had this to say about COVID-19:
Personally, I think the coronavirus is being used obviously for a bigger agenda. It’s being used for population control just in terms of being able to control the masses of people.
Because this virus, the whole world is being controlled. You’re required to wear masks and who knows what will happen when this vaccine comes out.
You might have to have the vaccine in order to travel, that’d be crazy. I’ve never been vaccinated in my life, I’ve never had any shots or anything like that.
It could get crazy, but it’s definitely an agenda behind everything that’s going on right now, and all you can do is sit back and watch what’s going on and not get too emotionally involved. But it is a serious thing, it’s a real thing, but yeah, this is being overblown.
Snapchat has since removed Porter’s video from its site in yet another example of censorship from big tech companies on content that goes against the media’s coronavirus narrative.
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It looks like Snapchat has removed Michael Porter Jr.’s videos claiming the coronavirus was being overblown and ‘being used for a bigger agenda and population control.’ pic.twitter.com/DxuzTvSMQT
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 29, 2020
Nuggets Management Address His Comments
ESPN reported that Denver Nuggets President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly has since spoken with Porter about the comments that he made.
Nuggets head coach Michael Malone also addressed the remarks during a Zoom session with reporters on Wednesday.
“Obviously, I’m not the thought police,” Malone said. “I’m not going to tell any of our players what they can and can’t say. All I would say is just be sensitive to the current situation in our country and throughout the world in regards to coronavirus.
“Michael Porter and any other player on our roster, they’re entitled to their opinions and ability to have free speech, and I will respect that as long as it doesn’t become a distraction,” he added. “What Michael stated, being around our players this morning at breakfast and practice, has not become a distraction at all.”
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Michael Porter Jr. Gets Backlash
Nevertheless, backlash against Porter has continued to spread on social media like wildfire:
Michael Porter Jr. said that we should pray for the police officers that murdered George Floyd, and is now saying that the Coronavirus is “part of a bigger agenda” and he’s never been vaccinated in his life. pic.twitter.com/sfbx2DIqAr
— Colb (@___Colb___) July 29, 2020
Did Michael Porter Jr forget one of his colleagues in the NBA had a parent pass away from the corona-virus or was that part of the agenda for "population control"?🤔 Ignorance at its finest https://t.co/rR14h2kKzX
— Chef Eddie (@edsanity22) July 29, 2020
Michael Porter Jr a whole ass idiot out here 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
— Take 20000…. (@jjetson561) July 29, 2020
Porter’s George Floyd Comments
This isn’t the first time that Porter has found himself in the cross hairs on social media.
In May, he was blasted for urging his fans to pray for the police officers who were involved in the death of George Floyd.
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Michael Porter Jr. has kept this tweet up despite the judgment from the liberal mob.
If that’s any indication of his resolve, the NBA forward will likely stand strong in the face of the backlash over his coronavirus comments as well.
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