DENVER – On the same day the Nets lost Caris LeVert to surgery, a specialist told The Post they’d be well-advised to shelve Kyrie Irving for anywhere from days to weeks.
While LeVert underwent surgery to repair ligaments in his right thumb, Irving has been diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement. Brooklyn hasn’t ruled its franchise guard out for Thursday’s game in Denver, even upgrading him from questionable to probable. But a specialist stated Irving might be better-suited resting.
“It doesn’t usually require (surgery). It usually responds to short rest or therapeutic exercises…to restore shoulder mechanics, and sometimes injections can be used to reduce inflammation in the shoulder, which will in turn improve pain,” said Dr.