Movie stars make their feelings known about politics and we listen. Rock stars make their beliefs known about UFOs and we listen. An NBA star thinks the earth is flat and we go … wait, what? NBA all-star Kyrie Irving of the reigning champions Cleveland Cavaliers was giving an interview before playing in the NBA All-Star Game (won by the East, 192 – 182, a score that also makes you go "Wait, what?"). The interview turned to conspiracy theories (because who wants to hear about basketball from basketball players) and Kyrie had this to say: This is not even a conspiracy theory. The Earth is flat. The Earth is flat. While the debate about flat-versus-round has gone on for eons, it was thought to have been settled when pictures of Earth were taken from the Moon (more on THAT conspiracy theory later). Irving says he learned this in school but … There is no concrete information, except for the information that they're giving us. (Insert your "Alternative facts!" scream here.) Irving believes