“I think it’s weird,” Kyrie Irving says that Bill Gates belongs to most of the land and water in the US initially appeared on the basketball network.
Dallas Mavericks All Star Guard Kyrie Irving was a very busy man who was late for Twitch flows. Since he has been injured, Irving has used the platform to tell about his thoughts on various topics and questions.
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In recent weeks, Irving has made some interesting remarks about his term in Brooklyn, his relationship with Kevin Durant and James Harden, disrespectful Kobe Bryant’s ratings, and Stephen A. Smith did not deserve his $ 100 million contract from ESPN.
More recently, he revealed that Luka Doncic had reduced 24 points once every 3 minutes compared to Grant Williams.
Now, over 180, Irving says that Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has most of the land and water in the US.
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“I still think it is strange that the Gates family Bill Gates has a lot of land in the North Dakota. I think it’s strange. He owns most of the water in the US, I think it’s strange. Whatever it is. It is just for information purposes. But at the same time you go to the grocery store and see some products that are only for information. of them. said Irving.
Gates is the largest private owner of the cultivated land in the US
It is unclear what the complete context of the Irving statement was, as the 30 -second clip is the only one who visits the Internet. However, because of his claim that Gates has a lot of land in the North Dakota, this is true, as 2022 The North Dakota Potato Grower sold 2100 acres of agricultural land in Campbell farms for $ 13.5 million.
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The agreement became the subject of disputes, but the Gates company ensured legal approval.
From 2024 In July Gates was considered the largest private owner of agricultural land in the US with 275,000 hectares of assets in more than a dozen US states, not just North Dakota. These land properties are used to grow agricultural products such as potatoes, carrots, soybeans and corn.
Meanwhile, author Seams Bruner provided a likely explanation as to why Kyrie said Bill also owns most of the US water
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“When Gates buys tens of thousands of acres, he not only buys land – he also buys rights to water underground. Apart from farms (and irrigation) and fertilizer, Gates hunt for great interests in water and water purification – this is an important component when trying to control the agricultural industry.” Bruner noted 2023.
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But Bill does not control agricultural land in the US
However, although Gates is the largest owner of private lands in the country, its percentage of the total ownership of US agricultural land is only 0.03 percent. Of all 876.5 ha from 2024.
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“I have less than 1/4000 agricultural land in the US, which I have invested in these farms to make them more productive and create more jobs. There is no certain grand scheme – actually all these decisions are made by a professional investment team.” He said.
Of course, Irving stated that he only mentioned what he said for information purposes. But if he tried to persuade someone by saying it is strange, all Gates’ deals are legitimate unless you want to come up with a conspiracy theory.
But Kyrie left it, so too.
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This story was initially reported by the Basketball Network 2025. July 29, where she first appeared.