Kyrie Irving is getting closer to returning. How close remains uncertain.
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson wouldn’t put a date on a return for the team’s new superstar guard, who has missed the past nine games with a right shoulder impingement.
“With Kyrie, the good news is he’s on-court now and working, so that’s really good news,” Atkinson said before the Nets’ 109-106 loss to the Heat at Barclays Center on Sunday afternoon. “No contact yet and no specific timetable. I do feel better than a week ago that it’s progressing in the right direction.”
Atkinson also wasn’t ready to reveal his plans for Spencer Dinwiddie when Irving is back.