Nets G Kyrie Irving cleared to play in home games / News - Basketnews.com
Credit Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving's days as a part-time player are over.
3-pointers this season
36%11,3Points made:11,3Accuracy:35,8%Place in standings:24Record max:22Record min:5Most made 3FGs:Patrick MillsTeamNBAStatisticsScheduleNew York City mayor Eric Adams announced an exemption Thursday to the city's vaccination rules for pro athletes and performers.
The exemption is effective immediately and covers Irving as well as similarly unvaccinated players for the New York Yankees and Mets, who will open the 2022 baseball season next month.
"I'm going to make some tough choices. People are not going to agree with some of them," Adams said at a press conference Thursday at Citi Field, home of the Mets. "I must move this city forward."
Irving, who turned 30 on Wednesday, had been playing exclusively on the road this season with the Nets due to a private-sector mandate that prohibited unvaccinated players from competing within the city limits.
Brooklyn's next home game is Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets. The Nets (38-35), currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, play six of their nine remaining regular-season games at the Barclays Center.
A seven-time All-Star guard, Irving is averaging 28.5 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.6 rebounds in 20 games this season. He scored a career-high 60 points in a 150-108 win against the Magic in Orlando on March 15.
Adams' announcement Thursday is not without controversy, as the vaccine mandate still applies to people working for private companies and government employees.
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