{"id":884598,"date":"2021-10-15T20:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=884598"},"modified":"2021-10-15T20:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:14:29","slug":"nba-who-am-i-to-get-upset-at-that-kevin-durant-on-kyrie-irvings-vaccine-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-who-am-i-to-get-upset-at-that-kevin-durant-on-kyrie-irvings-vaccine-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA: \u2018Who Am I To Get Upset At That?\u2019: Kevin Durant On Kyrie Irving\u2019s Vaccine Decision"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fnba-who-am-i-to-get-upset-at-that-kevin-durant-on-kyrie-irvings-vaccine-decision%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=884598&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>A day after Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving finally explained his decision to not receive the vaccine, the man he convinced to join him in Brooklyn is still holding out hope that everything will work out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t be too mad at somebody making a decision for themselves,\u201d eleven-time All-Star Kevin Durant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/32403367\/brooklyn-nets-kevin-durant-positive-situation-teammate-kyrie-irving-work-out\">said<\/a> on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho am I to get upset at that? Just focus on what we got in this locker room,\u201d Durant said. \u201cWhen [Irving] is ready, I am sure he will talk to [team owner] Joe [Tsai] and [general manager] Sean [Marks] and they\u2019ll figure it out and they\u2019ll tell us. Until then we are going to keep grinding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irving has become the talk of the NBA as he risks missing at least an entire season with his decision to remain unvaccinated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due to the market in which he plays \u2014 New York City \u2013 Irving is not allowed to play in games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Per New York City requirements, anyone over 12 years old won\u2019t be able to enter \u201ccertain covered premises\u201d without having at least one dose of the vaccine. The requirement applies to Barclay\u2019s Center, where the Nets play their home games. There is an exception for visiting players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Nets general manager Sean Marks put out a statement saying that Irving will not be part of the organization \u201cuntil he is eligible to be a full participant.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant,\u201d Marks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malika_andrews\/status\/1447940549693091841\">said<\/a> in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely want Kyrie to be around,\u201d Durant told reporters on Thursday. \u201cI wish none of this stuff would happen, but this is the situation that we are in. Kyrie made his decision on what he wanted to do and he chose to do what he wanted to do, and the team did the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday evening, Irving spoke for the first time since his media day appearance, and explained his stance in an Instagram live session, saying that \u201cnobody should be forced to do anything with their bodies.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat would you do if you felt uncomfortable going into the season when you were promised that you have exemptions or that you didn\u2019t have to be forced to get the vaccine? This wasn\u2019t an issue before the season started,\u201d Irving said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A day after Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving finally explained his decision to not receive the vaccine, the man he convinced to join him in Brooklyn is still holding out hope that everything will work out.\u00a0\u201cI can\u2019t be too mad at somebody making a decision for themselves,\u201d eleven-time All-Star Kevin Durant said on Thursday.\u00a0\u201cWho am I to get upset at that? Just focus on what we got in this locker room,\u201d Durant said. \u201cWhen [Irving] is ready, I am sure he will talk to [team owner] Joe [Tsai] and [general manager] Sean [Marks] and they\u2019ll figure it out and they\u2019ll tell us. Until then we are going to keep grinding.\u201dIrving has become the talk of the NBA as he risks missing at least an entire season with his decision to remain unvaccinated.\u00a0Due to the market in which he plays \u2014 New York City \u2013 Irving is not allowed to play in games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Per New York City requirements, anyone over 12 years old won\u2019t be able to enter \u201ccertain covered premises\u201d without having at least one dose of the vaccine. The requirement applies to Barclay\u2019s Center, where the Nets play their home games. There is an exception for visiting players.\u00a0On Tuesday, Nets general manager Sean Marks put out a statement saying that Irving will not be part of the organization \u201cuntil he is eligible to be a full participant.\u201d\u00a0\u201cGiven the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant,\u201d Marks said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cDefinitely want Kyrie to be around,\u201d Durant told reporters on Thursday. \u201cI wish none of this stuff would happen, but this is the situation that we are in. Kyrie made his decision on what he wanted to do and he chose to do what he wanted to do, and the team did the same.\u201dWednesday evening, Irving spoke for the first time since his media day appearance, and explained his stance in an Instagram live session, saying that \u201cnobody should be forced to do anything with their bodies.\u201d\u00a0\u201cWhat would you do if you felt uncomfortable going into the season when you were promised that you have exemptions or that you didn\u2019t have to be forced to get the vaccine? This wasn\u2019t an issue before the season started,\u201d Irving said. \u201cThis wasn\u2019t something that I foresaw coming where I prepared for it and had a chance to strategize on what was going to be best for me and my family.\u201dIrving made it clear that he has no intention of retiring from the game of basketball, he simply does not support vaccine mandates that are causing people to lose their jobs.\u00a0For Brooklyn, the championship window is still open. The Nets lost in seven games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks by mere inches.\u00a0With James Harden and Durant returning, and the offseason addition of Patty Mills, the Nets were the clear team to beat in the Eastern Conference with Irving in the lineup. Without Irving, things do get more interesting, but Durant is choosing to focus on what he needs to do for the Nets this season.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s on me to just focus on me, and do my job, and let those two parties handle that situation. I want our whole team together, and I want us to be at full strength, but sometimes it don\u2019t work out that way. But I am still positive that things will work out the best for both parties.\u201dThe NBA regular season begins October 19. Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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