Kyrie, Kanye. Kanye, Kyrie. Have you met before?

An NBA player known for his eccentric views ends up where all conspiracy theorists eventually end up.

In my post that went live this morning, I said that antisemitism is having a moment in the spotlight. And right on cue, the National Basketball Association’s highest-profile anti-vaxxer and flat-earther has decided to enlighten us all with his views about who was really responsible for the slave trade. (Hint: it rhymes with “booze.”)

HOURS BEFORE ANOTHER Brooklyn Nets loss on Thursday, noted “free-thinker” and basketball player Kyrie Irving took to Twitter to boost a movie and book, Hebrews to Negroes, stuffed with antisemitic tropes.

The 2018 film was directed by Ronald Dalton, Jr., and based upon his 2015 book of the same name. A description for the film states that it “uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel,” while a similar one for the book reads, “Since the European and Arab slave traders stepped foot into Africa, blacks have been told lies about their heritage.” Both suggest Hebrews to Negroes espouse ideas in line with more extreme factions of the Black Hebrew Isr…