Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, may soon have some good news for Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. Adams hopes to lift the city’s coronavirus vaccination requirement soon.
That would mean that Brooklyn would also be able to use the services of Kyrie Irving in home games. Irving only played his first game of the season this season in mid-December, in 14 games he averaged 24.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
Irving has always refused to be vaccinated against corona. Brooklyn has 23 games left in the regular season, but Irving could only play 8 of them due to the vaccination requirement.
Brooklyn is only in 8th place in the Eastern Conference and has yet to do without the injured Kevin Durant. “If that requirement is lifted, the plan is to let Kyrie play every game. That would be great news,” said Nets coach Steve Nash.
“That’s what Kyrie has been waiting for. He is impatient to come into action every game. He is doing well in training. But it is not in our hands, we let the mayor decide and wait patiently.”
Brooklyn is also patiently waiting for the return of the injured Kevin Durant and the Nets debut of Ben Simmons. The Australian was taken over from Philadelphia just before the trade deadline in exchange for James Harden, among others.
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Kyrie Irving is one of the star players in the NBA, but the Brooklyn Nets ball magician hasn’t played yet this season. New York State mandates vaccination for indoor activities, and Irving is a staunch opponent of the vaccine.
Because the Nets cannot rely on their playmaker at home games, the team decided at the start of the season to put Irving completely inactive. It wasn’t until December that Irving was used on away games, having played 14 games since then.
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