The clock is ticking on Kyrie Irving’s availability.
The Nets are flying home Sunday night and the team has announced there will be no practice Monday, meaning Tuesday is looking like crunchtime for the Nets and their shooting guard. If he’s still unvaccinated — or hasn’t received a religious or medical exemption — it appears he won’t be able to practice with his teammates at HSS Training Center or Barclays Center under the city’s September 13 guidelines on indoor venues. The guidelines have been endorsed by the NBA and NBPA.
Here’s the specific language of the guidelines which were provided on September 1 to teams in New York and San Francisco, where similar guidelines are in place.