Cologne (SID) – The training ban for Kyrie Irving has been lifted, but the vaccine skeptic may not be used in the home games of the Brooklyn Nets in the professional basketball league NBA. This is reported by the portal The Athletic, citing a spokesman for the city of New York. The sees the training center of the Nets as a private office building and not as an indoor arena. The Barclays Center, Brooklyn’s home ground, is still closed to the unvaccinated Irving due to the Corona regulation in New York.
Irving could rejoin the team in Monday’s prep game for the Philadelphia 76ers. “It looks like we have Kyrie with us but I’m not sure he’ll play since we haven’t seen him in a week,” said Nets coach Steve Nash. Kevin Durant, second superstar at Brooklyn, was relieved. “At least he can train again,” said the Olympic champion from Tokyo.
There is no compulsory vaccination for professionals in the NBA. However, New York’s strict guidelines mean Irving, 29, loses a ton of money – $ 381,000 per game he missed through Corona Protocol. Even in San Francisco, professionals are not allowed to participate in closed-room events without vaccination. The Nets start the new season on October 19th at the Milwaukee Bucks.
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