Kyrie Irving has begun the process to return playing with the Nets, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. They will be bringing him back as a part-time player for all games outside New York, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The All-Star guard had been in a standoff with the franchise over the COVID-19 vaccine. As a result of a New York City mandate, which requires proof of vaccination to enter indoor arenas, Irving is currently ineligible to play in Brooklyn home games in 2021–22. However, New York officials deemed the HSS Training Center in Brooklyn a “private facility.