UPDATED: New York Nets superstar Kyrie Irving spoke to the media today for the first time since it would be announced he would rejoin the team, which benched him in October after he refused to get a Covid vaccination, which is required for home games under New York City guidelines.
Irving could have played away games in cities that didn’t have such a mandate.Irving said he understood the team’s decision and “respected it” after he looked at it from their perspective.“I knew the consequences,” he said. “I wasn’t prepared for them by any stretch of the imagination.” He also said he was grateful to be able to return, even in the limited capacity of playing only road games.Kyrie Irving says he understands the Nets' initial decision not to allow
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