In two appearances on ESPN Thursday morning, Amar’e Stoudemire disclosed he has left the Nets where he was a player development assistant last season and in a swipe at Kyrie Irving, said the superstar’s absence — the result of his refusal to get vaccinated — had hurt the Nets and particularly their chemistry.
Although Stoudemire made his announcement — which caught some in the organization off-guard — on Get Up with Mike Greenberg, he made his most critical remarks about Irving and his effect on team chemistry earlier in talking to Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams on First Take.