If anyone in the Nets organization — or fandom — hoped that a change in city medical directors might lead to a quick resolution of Kyrie Irving’s status, their hopes were misplaced.
Dr. Aswin Vasan, who replaced Dr. Dave Chokshi as New York City’s medical director this week, held his first briefing Friday and said the private employer mandate, which is preventing Irving from playing in the city, is an “indefinite” requirement and that the city has set no benchmarks for its removal or modification.
“I think it’s indefinite at this point,” he said. “You know, people who have tried to predict what’s going to happen in the future for this pandemic have repeatedly found egg on their face.