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“I Don’t Think Pyramids Are Man-Made”: Australian Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Makes a Bizarre Statement

Published 02/22/2023, 4:02 PM EST

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Conspiracy theories have existed ever since the word ‘theory’ was invented. Several people believe the Earth is flat, humans have never gone to space, and that gravity isn’t real. One popular conspiracy theory is that humans didn’t build the pyramids and received help from species that are not from planet Earth. Australian star player and the bad boy of tennis, Nick Kyrgios, is someone who holds this belief.

Nick Kyrgios is no stranger to causing controversies. He has sometimes given opinions that have upset a lot of people on the internet. However, his recent claims may have been the wildest of the lot.

Nick Kyrgios opens up about conspiracy theories on Impaulsive Podcast

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The Australian, still recovering from his knee injury, went on the podcast hosted by Logan Paul, Mike Majlak, and George Janko. They asked Kyrgios a variety of questions, including his triumph over Nadal when he was 19, the Ben Stiller incident during his match and more. His thoughts on conspiracy theories took the limelight.

Paul asked Kyrgios if he was a conspiracy theorist, to which he responded positively and said many intrigued him. Paul asked Kyrgios about what are some of the conspiracy theories he thought were true. In response, he said that he believes that humans didn’t build the pyramids.

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His reasoning for the thought was that the pyramids had gigantic doors which weren’t needed by humans.

I don’t think the pyramids are man-made. The doors are pretty big, and we as humans don’t need doors as big as those ones,” he said.

Some other conspiracy theories believed by Kyrgios

Kyrgios talked about several conspiracy theories with Paul and his co-hosts. Paul asked Kyrgios if he thought the Earth is flat in this segment. The Aussie said he didn’t know what to believe in anymore with a cheeky smile.

I don’t even know what to believe anymore.”  Kyrgios said.

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George Janko said that he believed the moon landings were fake. Kyrgios added his own two cents to it. He reasoned that since USA didn’t have anything ‘successful going up there’, there was a possibility that the first moon landing was fake.

America weren’t apparently even close to having anything successfully going up there, right?” he said.

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Kyrgios has been recovering from his unfortunate injury before the Australian Open. He has confirmed that he will play in the Roland Garros.

Will he come back with a bang?

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Ripunjay Gaba

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Ripunjay is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. He completed his bachelor’s in Economics at Ambedkar University, New Delhi and worked as a freelance writer for a renowned sports publication, covering various social media personalities. Ripunjay is a diehard Roger Federer fan, whose dominance on the ATP Tour made him fall in love with tennis.
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Arijit Saha