Michael Irvin , the all-time great NFL wide receiver, has taken many by surprise by becoming a boisterous courtside attendee at NBA playoff games but his in-your-face message was directed at a Major League Baseball icon. With only three-pointed words, Michael Irvin riled up MLB fans and generated headlines, jumping from football and basketball to rocking the baseball universe.
Micheal Irvin's message to MLB star shakes sports world
As he watched the NBA playoffs , Micheal Irvin allegedly aimed a blunt three-word remark at a prominent MLB legend. The actual words haven't been completely disclosed, but they allegedly were loud, assertive, and intended to elicit a response.
It doesn't often happen that an NFL Hall of Famer weighs in on a baseball discussion during a game of basketball, but Irvin did so and fans are abuzz.
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His message was not arbitrary. It reflected Michael Irvin’s great love for sports outside the NFL. Whether he was sticking up for a favorite basketball team or tossing good-natured shade, Michael Irvin’s words were heard loud and clear.
Baseball fans immediately picked up on it and began debating whether it was fun trash talk or something more serious.
MLB fans dividend on Micheal Irvin's courtside comments
Some of the baseball fans were upset by the remark. They thought Irvin had gone too far in bringing MLB into the limelight of another sport. Others, however, regarded it as all part of the fun, just a fervent athlete cheering on and making sports interesting.
This is the moment that has caused controversy: Should retired athletes criticize stars in other sports? Or should they mind their own business? Michael Irvin believes in speaking his mind wherever he may be.
For MLB, his words remind fans how all sports are intertwined and how fast words can spread in today's world of sports.
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