A striking event occurred in the training of Brooklyn Nets. The thing is Kyrie Irving He did not practice with his NBA teammates and fueled questions about whether he will be able to play or train in New York, where athletes must be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to local authorities.
The base and figure of the team, who has firmly opposed being vaccinated against the coronavirus, missed the work that his colleagues developed in the Big Apple and set off alarms about what might happen in the future. Irving had worked alongside the rest of the squad last week on San Diego, but did not attend the team’s first practice in New York as a result of strict city protocols for COVID-19.
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, New York has implemented new health and safety regulations that do not allow unvaccinated athletes to participate in practices and games. In this way, the international basketball figure would need at least one dose to develop his talent in the arena. Barclays Center.
“No more updates“Said the coach of the Nets, Steve Nash, after training on Tuesday. “We support it. We are with him. When things change and this is resolved, we will be by your side, “said the strategist.
Irving has not said whether or not he has been vaccinated. He asked for his privacy to be respected when asked about it by the September 27th, during a team meeting with the press at the Barclays Center. Responded via Zoom, since he was not with the campus that day.
It should be noted that the NBA does not require players to be vaccinated, but who do not they must undergo frequent tests for the coronavirus and face severe restrictions on their movements. The players from New York and San Francisco, where it is also mandatory to get vaccinated, they will not charge for the games in which they are not available.
In this sense, Nash assured that it does not contemplate organizing trainings outside the city so that everyone can participate. “This is our house. We will train here. We have almost the entire group, “he said. “We are trying to improve and focus on the things that we can control,” he added.
The Nets will start the season in two weeks against the reigning champions. Bucks de Milwaukee. While Brooklyn’s first regular season home match is scheduled for October 24 against Charlotte.
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With information from AFP
