Kyrie Irving had himself a day on Wednesday. He turned 30, dropped 40 points on the Grizzlies, and, perhaps most importantly, found out that New York City mayor Eric Adams is poised to lift the private sector mandate for professional athletes, clearing Irving to play home games as early as Sunday.
But after Brooklyn’s loss to the Grizzlies on Wednesday night, Irving had no interest in speaking about the mayor’s reported plans, which could be announced Thursday morning. At least, he won’t speak on it yet.
“Do not ask me questions about hypotheticals or what is going to happen,” Irving told reporters before even taking a seat behind the microphone. “Please, do not. Until anything is official, please do not ask me any questions about that.”
Whenever the news does become official, there will almost certainly be a sense of relief from Irving, who hasn’t been able to play in a home game all season. He has been able to sit in the arena and has been practicing with the team, but until the mandate is officially lifted, he has not been able to play in games in New York City, though visiting unvaccinated players have been allowed to. But that appears to be on the verge of being a thing of the past.
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