For those who believe in omens, this was not a good one. Thirty minutes before Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson and general manager Sean Marks were to attend an introductory press conference on Tuesday, prized free agent Kyrie Irving took an inadvertent elbow and had to be escorted to the doctor by Atkinson, who missed the scheduled presser.
Marks said the Nets were doing their “due diligence” by sending Irving to the doctor, but it had to at least be concerning enough for the head coach to oversee the treatment. Marks seemed taken aback when The Post asked if the elbow caused blood to be spilled.