Unvaccinated Brooklyn star Kyrie Irving -- who the Nets aren't allowing to play without a jab -- is now saying that he's not an anti-vaxxer, rather he is standing against vaccine mandates costing people their jobs.

“Kyrie wants to be a voice for the voiceless,” a source told The Athletic.

Count Stephen A. Smith among those who think Irving is full of it.

“As far as I’m concerned, the hell with you,” Smith yelled on Don Lemon's show last night. “Sit him down, let him stay home, don’t pay him a dime.”

Stephen A. continued his verbal assault on Kyrie this morning on First Take.

"I've been covering the NBA now for almost 25 years. This is some of the stupidest nonsense I've ever seen. Just flat-out stupid."@stephenasmith reacts to the latest reports on Kyrie Irving. pic.twitter.com/zmAGP2oM3x

— First Take (@FirstTake) October 13, 2021

Is Kyrie a clown for this?