{"id":1746858,"date":"2022-11-21T06:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T11:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1746858"},"modified":"2022-11-21T11:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:48:08","slug":"kyrie-irving-officially-cleared-to-return-to-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-officially-cleared-to-return-to-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving Officially Cleared to Return to Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fkyrie-irving-officially-cleared-to-return-to-playing%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=1746858&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-Nets-Return.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Multiple outlets are reporting that Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has completed the conditions of his suspension and could return to the court as early as Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Irving has been serving a suspension since November 3 for posting a link to an antisemitic film. The team was responsible for handing down the suspension which required Irving to meet 6 conditions before he is eligible to return. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has officially completed all prerequisites \u2014 which included having conversations with several members of the Jewish community \u2014 and is cleared to make his return tonight against Memphis Grizzlies, league sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBAonTNT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BleacherReport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/1594360357031923714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Those conditions included meeting with team president Joe Tsai and Jewish leaders, completing sensitivity training, and making a $500,000 donation to anti-hate causes among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Irving also met with NBA commissioner Adam Silver earlier this month. Silver \u2014 who is Jewish \u2014 later said that while he didn\u2019t think that Irving was antisemitic. However, he noted that this was \u201cnot relevant to the damage caused by the posting of hateful content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The multitude of conditions for Irving\u2019s return also drew backlash from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/lebron-james-pounds-table-for-kyrie-irving-forgiveness\/\">LeBron James<\/a> and NBPA vice president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/celtics-forward-jaylen-brown-openly-calls-out-nets-owner-joe-tsai-hypocrisy-amid-kyrie-irving-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jaylen Brown<\/a>. Both argued that an apology should have been sufficient for Irving to return to court.<\/p>\n<p>According to league sources, Irving could make his return on Sunday night at home <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nba\/memphis-grizzlies-vs-brooklyn-nets-nov-20-2022-game-boxscore-39386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">against the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Nets had Irving listed as questionable for the game against Memphis. The team\u2019s public relations account revealed that he is now listed as \u201cavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nets guard Kyrie Irving upgraded from questionable to available for today\u2019s game against the Grizzlies, per team. Looks like suspension is over. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVq5wvFuWe\">pic.twitter.com\/QVq5wvFuWe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffZillgitt\/status\/1594371300738351108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This change comes after Irving released another apology for his actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to apologize deeply for all my actions throughout the time that it\u2019s been since the post was first put up. I\u2019ve had a lot of time to think,\u201d he told SNY. \u201cBut my focus, initially, if I could do it over, would be to heal and repair a lot of my close relationships with my Jewish relatives, brothers and sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Follow on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Reigle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Matt_Reigle<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple outlets are reporting that Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has completed the conditions of his suspension and could return to the court as early as Sunday night. 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