{"id":1184140,"date":"2022-01-03T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1184140"},"modified":"2022-01-03T16:20:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T21:20:02","slug":"brooklyn-nets-agree-to-bring-unvaxed-kyrie-irving-back-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooklyn-nets-agree-to-bring-unvaxed-kyrie-irving-back-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets Agree to Bring Unvaxed Kyrie Irving Back to Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrooklyn-nets-agree-to-bring-unvaxed-kyrie-irving-back-to-play%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1184140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The Brooklyn Nets have given the unvaccinated Kyrie Irving a date for when he may return to the league, at least for road games.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/12\/shut-up-vax-nets-ban-kyrie-irving-until-gets-vaccinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> in October that Irving would be out for the foreseeable future because he has steadfastly refused to take the coronavirus vaccine. The team noted at the time that Irving would neither be allowed to play games nor even practice with his teammates.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>That same month, Irving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/10\/14\/kyrie-irving-says-vaccine-stance-is-about-being-true-to-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a> that his refusal to get vaxed was not any political statement but was just \u201cabout being true\u201d to himself. He added, \u201cthis is about my life and what I am choosing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03162002\/kyrie-irving-of-the-brooklyn-nets-during-a-preseason-game-against-the-picture-id1344824776\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 3, 2021 in Los Angeles,...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013 OCTOBER 03: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets, during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 3, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.&nbsp;Photo by (Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Still, despite the team\u2019s strict stance in October, by December, the team backtracked and told Irving that he could come back to away games. However, even as he was set to play, the Nets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/12\/18\/kyrie-irving-enters-coronavirus-protocol-less-than-24-hours-after-rejoining-the-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">put<\/a> him on the COVID Protocol list before he had the chance.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, after all this dancing around, the Nets have announced that Irving will, at last, make his season debut on Wednesday after missing the first 35 games of the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is expected to make his season debut Wednesday on the road against the Indiana Pacers, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stadium<\/a>. After missing the Nets\u2019 first 35 games of the season, Irving has targeted Wednesday for his return.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1478019917500846081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the road game appearance, though, Irving will still not be allowed to play at his own home games because New York City requires all entertainers and athletes to be vaccinated to be allowed to enter any stadium, arena, theater, or concert hall. As a result, Irving is also still barred from playing in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, as well as in Los Angeles against the Lakers. He will also be barred from home games for the Warriors and Clippers.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brooklyn Nets have given the unvaccinated Kyrie Irving a date for when he may return to the league, at least for road games. 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