Derrick White has officially taken over for Kyrie Irving as the Boston Celtics’ resident conspiracy theorist.
Years ago, Irving infamously claimed he believed the Earth was flat after conducting extensive research on Instagram, widely known as an infallible hub of information. White apparently may have been on those same Instagram conspiracy pages.
Last week, White and Joe Mazzulla appeared on a local radio show where the Celtics coach outed White as a conspiracy theorist. There was also some debate about whether White believed in the 1969 moon landing.
The Colorado alum made it clear on a recent episode of his “White Noise” podcast that he has his doubts about whether the Apollo 11 mission took place.
“I wouldn’t call myself a conspiracy theorist,” White said. “But I do think they are very interesting. … I don’t think we did. I’m a non-moon landing guy. We probably did, but I don’t think we did. I don’t really know, but I don’t think we did.”
Derrick admits that he doesn’t think we landed on the moon 🌖 ❌
— White Noise Podcast w/Derrick White (@whitenoisepod_) March 23, 2026
“I don’t think we did… I’m a non-moon landing guy.” pic.twitter.com/HU5yHBl9vy
White sounded less like a tinfoil hat wearer and more like someone who gets a little loose intellectually when he has a nice buzz going. The man may simply enjoy the occasional YouTube deep dive on the subject as a few respectable folks do.
Celtics fans will probably accept White regardless of which innocent conspiracy theories he believes in after he helped raise Boston’s 18th NBA Championship banner two seasons ago.
