On October 11, Beijing time, reports from the US media said that the Nets star Kyrie Irving will not play in the preseason game against the 76ers on Tuesday.
In an interview today, Nets coach Steve Nash confirmed that Irving will not go to Philadelphia with the team.
Prior to this, the New York City government has confirmed that the Nets training venue (HSS training center) is a private office facility, so Irving can train in this training venue. Last weekend, Owen appeared at the HSS training center and participated in the team training.
From the perspective of the Nets, this is a positive sign. But Irving was unable to play at the Barclays Center, home of the Nets, until he fulfilled the vaccination requirements. In fact, according to the epidemic prevention regulations issued by New York and San Francisco, if Irving insists on not being vaccinated, he will miss at least 45 regular season games in the new season.
The Nets have played two preseason games against the Lakers and Bucks, and Irving has not played in these two games. On Tuesday’s away game against the 76ers, Irving will still be on the sidelines.
Nets forward Blake Griffin said: “To be honest, I really don’t know how it will turn out. I have never experienced anything like this before. But no matter what decision he ultimately makes, what the team makes. No matter what happens, we will support Irving. When he is on the court, the team can use him. He is really great.”
ESPN salary expert Bob Max has previously revealed that the NBA and the players union have reached an agreement that if players who have not been vaccinated due to local epidemic prevention regulations absent from home games, 1/91.6 of the current season’s salary will be deducted for each game. Taking Irving as an example, his loss per game is about 381,000 US dollars.
The 29-year-old Irving averaged 34.9 minutes per game in the regular season last season, surrendering 26.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.4 steals.Return to Sohu to see more
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