Nets Reportedly Preparing for Possibility Kyrie Irving Won’t Get Vaccine
Written by SOURCE on October 6, 2021
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With the NBA season two weeks away from tipping off, it has been reported that the Brooklyn Nets are getting ready for the possibility that they’ll be without Kyrie Irving for home practices and games for the foreseeable future due to him not be vaccinated.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst, it appears that the Nets’ hopes that Irving would abide by local health guidelines and get the COVID-19 vaccine fell upon deaf ears.
“There had been previous optimism Irving would get vaccinated and fulfill local mandates, but that hope is waning and Irving’s continued resistance to vaccination has Nets preparing for possibility they’ll be without him for home practices and games for foreseeable future,” Woj tweeted on Tuesday night, citing sources.
The Brooklyn Nets are also unsure if they will be accommodating Irving as a part-time player this year who would only be available for certain away games where being vaccinated isn’t required. It’s been reported that Kyrie’s fines for missing home games would be in the six figures as players who miss games because of their vaccine status won’t be paid for them.
Fans and third-party sites alike have been reacting to Kyrie declining to respond to questions regarding his vaccine status.
With the regular season preparing to begin, it will be interesting to see what Irving and the Nets will do moving forward.
