Nets guard Kyrie Irving could be cleared to play in Brooklyn for home games in the coming weeks following comments from New York City mayor Eric Adams addressing the city’s plan to phase out of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The current mandate prevents Nets guard Kyrie Irving—who is not vaccinated against COVID-19—from playing in home games in Brooklyn this season. However, a player from a visiting team that is unvaccinated against the coronavirus can still play at Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden.
Adams said he cannot wait to secure the city’s plan of getting back to a sense of normalcy but he will not rush the process in fear of the city having to shut down again.