Where do we even begin here? Current Boston Celtic and active “dumb guy” Kyrie Irving recently apologized for his flat Earth conspiracy theory reasoning. Irving, who attened Duke University (school for smart non-athletes), admitted to getting caught up in the YouTube conspiracy rabbit hole. That’s when former Celtic and lifelong “dumb guy” Paul Pierce decides to try to explain why the Earth is actually flat:

So @KyrieIrving apologized for saying the earth was flat (shoutout all the science teachers), but then @PaulPierce34...oh boy... pic.twitter.com/cRZOACFuFL
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) October 2, 2018

That’s Paul Pierce, a grown man, trying to validate his conspiracy by saying he should be able to fly to Russia in an airplane in one hour; while simultaneously demonstrating that the Earth rotates multiple times in just a few seconds.

When asked by a local reporter why he thinks the Earth is flat, Pierce stated: “I just got done watching Battlefield Earth fourteen times. Did you see how fast Piccolo and Gohan was flyin’? You couldn’t do that unless the Earth was flat. Santa Claus gotta be a green dude with two fingers[antenna?] coming out his forehead. I’ve been a really good boy this year. I hope Santa give me a new bike and action figures for Christmas!”

A+ work there, Paul.