Irving, Simons and other NBA stars who refused to play

In the National Basketball Association (NBA), two league-wide stars – Cairy Irving and Ben Simons – seemed ready to skip the entire season to pursue their interests. Such cases are quite rare, but in the history of the NBA there have been more prominent basketball players who have not played for one fair season.

Cairy Irving played the first game on Wednesday in 2021/2022. helping the Brooklyn Nets team win success in Indianapolis. Due to New York City’s mandate, Irving, who was not vaccinated against Covid-19, will play a possibly unique approach. The head of the game will release the games at home, but will help the team away. North American journalists are already laughing – isn’t the Nets team worth second place in the Eastern Conference at the end of the season? In that case, Irving could be available in four games instead of three in the potential conference finals.

Nearby, Philadelphia is home to the 76ers Club, which is financially penalized from time to time but then catches up again with Ben Simon. The basketball player is expected to earn $ 31.5 million this season, but the fiasco in last season’s playoffs ended in a special relationship stalemate. Simons is not psychologically ready to play for the 76ers, but it is difficult for him to replace a player whose abilities and desire to go on the field are difficult to judge for the other 29 teams.

You can find a special stage in your career for almost every greatness of the league. Both Shakill O’Neill and Scotland Pippen deliberately postponed operations, skipping the start of the season. Michael Jordan felt he needed a break and played baseball for almost two of his “peak” years. But it is rare for anyone to “beat” the downtime of Irving and Simons.

Times when it’s better not to play in the NBA

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