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Brooklyn Nets Worried Kyrie Irving Might Miss All 41 Home Games Due To Vaccination Status

We’ve earlier reported that there’s increasing concern among the Golden State Warriors front office about Andrew Wiggins availability at home games this season, because of his decision to not get vaccinated against COVID-19.

While the NBA is not requiring its players to be vaccinated, local jurisdiction can require vaccination to enter an arena. These jurisdictions affect only three arenas and teams, the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets.

While the Warriors are worried about Wiggins’ status this season, the Nets are concerned about Kyrie Irving’s.

While Irving, unlike Wiggins, hasn’t officially announced that he his against a possible vaccination, he reportedly has not received a vaccine shot yet.

Per Fox Sports’ Yaron Weitzman:

One player who could be affected is Nets guard Kyrie Irving. According to multiple league sources, Irving has yet to receive a vaccine shot. Both the Nets and a spokeswoman for Irving declined to comment on the record about Irving’s vaccination status, but Nets general manager Sean Marks was asked during a news conference on Tuesday whether New York City’s mandate could sideline any of his team’s players. 

“Regarding if they could play today, I can’t comment on who could play and so forth. There would obviously be a couple people missing from that picture,” Marks said. “I won’t get into who it is, but we feel confident in the following several days before camp everybody would be allowed to participate and so forth.”