The surfing world is one of those things where loyalty is at a premium, especially for educated, intelligent surfers like Kelly Slater.

As the best surfer in history, he has had moments of arrogance, but when he went too far, he apologized. What happened in the last few days is a good example…

He rode a wave that wasn't his at Backdoor, which sparked a major controversy on social media. Tracksmag published it with the caption: “Slater making his presence known at the North Shore.”

Kelly was ahead, completely ignoring the supposed Kalani David. The robbed surfer ended up getting crushed by the lip and falling; Slater came out with glory to perform a powerful cutback.

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The first comment that Instagram's algorithm shows is Kelly's: “Not much to say. I totally screwed up and didn't look back thinking the person next to me was going to go left. Bad me and I felt like an idiot. Apologies to Kalani.”

Then, the wave reached Kook of the Day, where with its acid humor the account prepared a video of young Kelly being part of the staff of the television series Baywatch.

In the comments, another barrage of criticism comes in, which Slater is responsible for answering. Among them, one says that if he had taken a high line, they would have both left the tube. Kelly answers that if she had known Kalani was there, she would have done that.

Some call Kelly kook, others Kelly Snaker, and others tease him because he is not vaccinated.

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