The Nets, after bringing Kyrie Irving back just for road games, are reportedly doing their part to convert him from a part-time player to full-time again.
— is going through clinical trials and in December, started the process of filing with U.S. regulators.
As for the Nets, they let Irving return for road games, starting with Wednesday’s win in Indiana. But— at home, thus without Irving — was a stark reminder of just how much they need him.“Nah. I told him how much, how important he is, how much I want him to play every game,” Kevin Durant said. “But I’m not about to force somebody to get a vaccine. That’s not my thing. So he can play basketball? Nah, I’m not about to do that.
“We’ve had conversations about wanting him to be a part of the team and conversations about him being here full-time. But that’s on his time. Whatever decision he makes, he’s gonna make. It’s on us to come in here and be professionals no matter what, handle it and do our jobs, all of us from owner down to equipment manager. So whenever he’s ready, he’ll be ready.”
That could be a while. Irving is one of just 6.7 percent of adults in New York City not to have gotten a single vaccine dose. The number among NBA players is an estimated three percent. Share this article:
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