on January 5 against Indiana, or January 12 against Chicago, pick and bring back the popcorn!

A few days ago, fans of the Nets and basketball in general were entitled to a nice Christmas present when they learned of Kyrie Irving’s return to the Nets. As we rubbed our hands, we wondered around what date and around which game the leader would start his season. Well, we’re starting to get a better idea, since two dates have just appeared!

Before starting any paper on Kyrie Irving, and this principle will follow us throughout the season, it should be remembered that the point guard at handle silky won’t play a home game this season. Not as long as his mindset stays the same about vaccination, not while New York State keeps the same rules around sporting events in his area.

So now that it’s said, we can start.

It was a good week ago that the basketball planet had stars in its eyes, learning that Kyrie would indeed make his return to the Nets. A sort of Christmas wish granted, by crossing our fingers very strongly, of course. That being said, once the leaps of happiness were over, we wondered when we were going to officially see Irving on the floor with his teammates. Because we are still talking about Kyrie here, so a guy who could also change his mind tomorrow morning and convert to cotton farming in New Caledonia. For the moment, no change of project, Irving has planned to replay and the first images have even appeared on the web. Workout footage including Kyrie and his pals, a Kevin Durant with a big smile and a Steve Nash rubbing his hands. It must be said that the Nets coach sees James Harden regaining his supreme level, Kevin Durant leaves the NBA health protocol this Thursday, and Kyrie Irving is back. So we had a worse week for the Canadian legend.

But who says training says temperature rise, and therefore match physical condition soon reached, right? Exactly. This Wednesday, Kyrie Irving spoke to the media for the first time since training camp last October, and if the person did not reveal anything very astonishing, it is rather his trainer who attracted media attention. Indeed, Steve Nash was asked about Kyrie’s potential return dates and two games appeared on the radar: January 5 against Indiana and January 12 against Chicago. Once again, we repeat for the friends at the back, no home game for Irving so we have to aim for the Nets games on the road. Nash also preferred to play it calm on the subject of his return leader: “I don’t think it’s smart to force him to come back quickly. There are only about 50 games left this season, so he’ll play when he’s ready. If he’s ready for the game in Indiana, fine. But if it is not, we will shift to the next meeting.”

In short, we are ready for January 5 and we keep the next game in mind.

Photo of the day.

Nets training, with Kyrie Irving.

Kevin Durant, all smiles. pic.twitter.com/L96bHP8xEJ

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The Nets will have Indiana then Chicago, before embarking on a roadtrip from January 17 to 24: Cleveland, Washington, San Antonio and Minnesota. These 4 meetings in a row on the road will serve as an excellent recovery of rhythm for Irving, because he will avoid a small displacement then ciao the teammates who must return to Brooklyn without him. Four consecutive away games, it will be an opportunity to regain its marks, find its automatisms in an oiled collective, and perhaps even take advantage of the presence of all the executives so as not to have too many responsibilities on its shoulders. Because there is also the balance that must be found in this start of Kyrie’s upcoming season. Talent, we know it. His ability to dominate, too. But starting his season in the middle of January, two months after the friends, with a media pressure that will be quite important, that leaves little room for error in Brooklyn. It will be necessary to win, and in a convincing way, under penalty of giving the detractors all the necessary elements in order to point the finger at this new job of half-time player. Whether it’s Indiana, Chicago, Cleveland, Washington, San Antonio or Minnesota, Irving needs to get back to top form, with excellent intentions, and smooth play. Any other scenario will only be a distraction for the Nets, in a season where it is necessary to withdraw as much as possible under penalty of putting sticks in its own wheels.

So if you do not know what to do next week, already note the date of January 5 in Indiana, then that of the following week in Chicago. Yes, we are a few days away from Kyrie Irving’s return to the NBA floors, with the Nets getting closer and closer to an entire group. Isn’t life beautiful?

Source : Nets Daily

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