Ever since January 5, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has only played away games. That’s because Irving has refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and New York City law prevents him from playing games in the city. Even though unvaccinated players from other teams can play in NYC.
Anyway, with the Omicron surge going down, mandates seem to be going away once again and according to New York City mayor Eric Adams, that means potentially removing mask and vaccination requirements for locations like indoor dining, fitness, and entertainment venues if things keep trending in the right direction.
That means Kyrie could play home games for the Nets, right? Well, not really.
Due to the private sector section within NYC’s mandates, Irving would still be restricted from playing home games (or against the Knicks at MSG).
For the Nets, the hope is that with public sector mandates being lifted, the private sector mandates will be lifted not long after that. And as long as that takes place before the playoffs, I’m sure the Nets would be just fine with that.
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