Kyrie Irving hopes to return to the court for the Nets this season but admitted that he may need shoulder surgery.
Irving spoke to reporters for the first time on Saturday since injuring his right shoulder in mid-November. He last played on Nov. 14 against the Nuggets and the team later diagnosed him with a shoulder impingement. Irving said he chose to get a cortisone shot on Dec. 24 instead of having arthroscopic surgery.
"I am in a better place now that it has been a significant amount of time," Irving said, per ESPN. "The next step in any progression was to either get a cortisone shot or to get surgery.