A New York City Hall official has informed Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter) that Kyrie Irving has been cleared to practice with the Nets in Brooklyn, but Irving still can’t play home games until he meets the city’s vaccination requirement.
The reasoning for the change, according to Charania, is that the city has deemed the Nets’ practice facility, the HSS Center, a private office building (Twitter link).
Coach Steve Nash was cautiously optimistic upon being informed of Charania’s reporting, saying, “It’s positive to be able to welcome (Irving) back into the building him and have him be part of the team…it sounds like it’s positive news.” (per Brian Lewis of The New York Post, via Twitter).
Nash is hopeful Irving will be able to practice tomorrow at the Brooklyn Park Bridge, but couldn’t confirm his availability. He also said that Paul Millsap is out for tonight’s preseason game due to health and safety protocols, meaning he either tested positive for COVID-19 or was deemed a close contact of someone who did (Twitter links via Lewis).
Check out the latest reports on Irving here.
That’s great news for the Nets, at least he can practice with his team.
Yes and no. He’s still going to be a huge distraction, and having him around the team during practice isn’t ideal for a guy who may miss half the season or more.
Durant must be pissed. This team is one of the favorites to win it all and Kyrie is doing his best to torpedo their hopes. He is lucky Harden is there.
This team is turning into “what could have been” just like OKC was 10 years ago right before they traded Harden to the Rockets. So much promise, but….
Perfect example! I wonder how many titles the Warriors would have won in an alt universe the Thunder keep Harden. I think they Thunder have at least 1 title.
His quote was pretty telling. He, along with the rest of the team, have already moved on in spirit. I’m sure this isn’t the first time they’ve grown weary of Kyrie’s selfish antics.
Maybe Durant isn’t pissed. Maybe his teammates aren’t upset. Maybe they respect the guys personal choice and maybe they even applaud him for not being bullied into doing something to his body he doesn’t want to do
Nah
Bending the rules for a rich guy, who could of predicted that. ..
Mind boggling how everyone toes the line with kyries self absorbed antics at 30 plus million a year.This guy is a cancer waiting to happen on a weekly basis and not worth the headaches, in my opinion
Good for Kyrie!
He is halfway there, hopefully they will let him play, which is what all hoops fans want to see, the guy has been sooo good the last 3 years, it would be such a shame to miss so many games of him, just a loss for everyone!
#LetKyriePlay
This just confirms that Kyrie is all about me above everyone else, including his team mates. Very selfish and self centered. Oh well what else would you expect from the man who thinks the world is flat.
Will see how long he lasts with his beliefs in not taking vaccine when he’s not paid.
#LetKyriePlay
Let me fix that for you – – #LetKryiePlayWithHimself