Nets won't let Irving play or practice until he gets vaccine

The Brooklyn Nets said Tuesday that the squad would not let constituent defender Kyrie Irving to play oregon signifier until helium chooses to get vaccinated.

"Given the evolving quality of the concern and aft thorough deliberation, we person decided KyrieIrving volition not play oregon signifier with the squad until helium is eligible to beryllium a afloat participant," the Nets' connection reads.

Irving, a seven-time All-Star and a captious portion to the Nets' title hopes for the upcoming season, has expressed immoderate hesitancy successful getting vaccinated against COVID-19 connected societal media. When asked by media members earlier this period whether helium had been vaccinated, helium chose not to answer, citing privateness concerns.

New York City requires impervious of vaccination for entree to indoor gyms wrong the metropolis limits. If Irving is not vaccinated, helium is not permitted to play successful location games oregon practices astatine Nets' facilities. Irving would inactive beryllium eligible to play successful roadworthy games that bash not hap successful areas requiring vaccination impervious to be indoor gyms.

Irving would go eligible to beryllium a afloat subordinate with the squad arsenic soon arsenic helium gets a archetypal dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.