Jay Williams
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Retired NBA player-turned-ESPN analyst Jay Williams says people are wishing for his death after defending the Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving’s COVID-19 vaccine stance, via TMZ Sports:

“Thank God I almost passed away when I was 21 years old,” Jay said. “You know some of the crazy s*** that people say to me on the internet when they disagree with my opinion? Go hit a pole, go die again, aww Duke education.”

“Thank God I went through that experience, ’cause I don’t need other people to justify how I think about myself.”