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Kyrie’s return isn’t what the Nets or anybody needs

If the Nets didn’t play in Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving would have been able to play all season, like the other unvaccinated players in the NBA. It’s because of New York City’s vaccine mandates that Irving has not been playing, and also because the Nets decided in October that they did not want to deal with […]

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Don’t be surprised if Eric Adams throws Kyrie, Nets an alley-oop

Kyrie Irving vaccination watch 2021 may have received a boost — not booster — from Election Day 2021. If New York mayor-elect Eric Adams, who takes office Jan. 1, lifts vaccine mandates, Irving would most likely be welcomed back to the Nets regardless of vaccination status, according to Brooklyn coach Steve Nash. Read more…

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Eric Adams won’t throw Kyrie, Nets an alley-oop [Updated]

Updated Saturday, October 6, 2021, at 11 a.m.: Eric Adams definitively quashed the idea of lifting vaccine mandates Friday night, negating much of the speculation below. The points made by the writer about what it would mean stand on their own.  Read more…

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Even without Ben Simmons, 76ers’ collapse shows why they need to trade Ben Simmons

The second game of the season is hardly time to panic, so the 76ers shouldn’t. They’ve got a really good team, the Ben Simmons drama will eventually work itself out with either a trade or a return to the lineup and eventual “but what about the playoffs? ” storyline (that would grate on everyone until […]