Andrew Joseph | For The Win

It's been over a year since Kyrie Irving first said publicly that he believed that the Earth is flat. Since then, Irving has been asked about his categorically and scientifically false belief on a regular basis.

In September, Irving claimed that he was just trolling with his flat-Earth comments, but anyone who had heard Irving speak about it before was skeptical. He seemed to genuinely think the Earth was flat.

The Celtics guard has now apologized for talking about flat-Earth theories in the first place.

Kyrie apologizes for saying the world is flat. #Under30Summit pic.twitter.com/uJH3fNbPqS — Nicole Yang (@nicolecyang) October 1, 2018

Speaking at the Forbes Under 30 Summit, Irving admitted that he was really into conspiracy theories at the time. While he didn't straight-up say that he now accepts that the Earth isn't flat, he made a point to apologize to everyone affected by his flat-Earth phase.

He said:

"What you say, what you do, and how you mean it - at the time, I was huge into conspiracies. Everybody's been there. Everybody's been there like, 'Whoa! What's going on with our world?!" … At the time, you're like innocent in it, but you realize the effect of the power of voice. Even if you believe in that, just don't come out and say that stuff - it's for intimate conversations because perception while you're received changes. I'm actually a smart-ass individual … At the time, I just didn't realize the effect … I'm sorry about all that."

We just need Kyrie to say, "The Earth isn't flat."

That would put an end to this.