Nets unsure when Kyrie will be with the team
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets no longer seem so sure they will have their whole team together for home games when the season opens.
General manager Sean Marks had said before training camp that he didn’t expect New York’s vaccine mandate would keep any players from being able to participate.
But with Kyrie Irving missing another practice, the team no longer has that confidence.
“I don’t know. I can’t answer that. As it stands now, no,” coach Steve Nash said Wednesday. “So we’ll see what happens. But I don’t really want to speculate on something that is just currently up in the air.”
New York has a mandate requiring coronavirus vaccinations for athletes who play in or practice in the city.
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