Absent until further notice, will Kyrie Irving play with the Nets this season? The last words of the owner are quite worrying for the rest. This is not going to please the fans.
Not vaccinated, Kyrie Irving follows the difficult season of the Nets from afar. In 5 games, the New York franchise points to a record of 2-3, far from the expectations of the fans. Kevin Durant is at the level, while James Harden must manage the new rules in force on the side of the NBA. Meanwhile, Uncle Drew patiently waits for a possible return, without the vaccine.
At present, it is no. The tenure is still valid in the Big Apple, and it could last a long time, enough to cause Irving to miss the entire fiscal year to come. Nothing has changed, as confirmed by Nets owner Joe Tsai, who spoke to ESPN.
Future in danger for Kyrie Irving?
Tsai confirms it, it is the unknown in order to know when the leader will return to a basketball court:
I don’t know when he’ll be back. He must be vaccinated to return to New York while the warrant is in place. And don’t ask me if that will change. It is the people in charge who will decide all this.
Most worrying is that contact is cut between Kyrie and his franchise. KD has not spoken with him or anyone in the organization since his suspension:
The last time I was able to speak with him was when we decided to put him on the sidelines before a change took place. We haven’t spoken since. We respect his choice, but we put the team first.
A rather disturbing statement, since Kyrie seems cut off from the world at the moment. He posted recently a cryptic message on Instagram, but no one really knows what he is talking about. In addition, the Nets do not regret their decision, like the upcoming calendar:
This week alone, we have a six-game home streak, so we won’t have Kyrie either way. That is why it was easy for us to make this choice.
Not playing one thing, not communicating is another. Contact is cut between Kyrie Irving and the Nets, it remains to be seen whether he can resume in a healthy way if a turnaround takes place. For the time being, things are off to a bad start.
