Eric Adams, the new mayor-elect, will not lift New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate and has placed responsibility on the NBA and the Nets‘ Kyrie Irving to find a resolution, writes Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.
“New York City is not going to change their rule,” Adams said in an interview on CNN. “And again, it is up to the NBA and Kyrie to come to a full understanding on how to keep him on the Nets and to continue to look at all of our athletes that are coming here. Again, I think the NBA and Kyrie is going to come to a conclusion on this.”
Youngmisuk notes that Adams did not explain how the league and Irving can rectify the situation while Irving remains unvaccinated.
Irving has missed the first nine game for the Nets, who are now 6-3 after beating the Pistons tonight.
The Nets decided against Irving becoming a part-time player before the season started.
While being interviewed on CNBC on Wednesday, Adams said the city needs “to revisit how we are going to address the vaccine mandates,” which some viewed as a sign that he might be willing to alter the mandate when he takes office, according to Youngmisuk.
Adams shut the door on that this evening.
Nets Window is CLOSED ……
Trade Kyrie to OKC ……
For who? They not giving up SGA.
It’s sarcasm lol …. But he really should go there. Never been a big Kyrie guy. Great scorer and terrible teammate. All he wants is to get away from Brons Shadow. Never get why you’d pay top dollar to bring this to your team. Ran from Cavs ran from Celtics running from Nets. It’s always about him. Never about definition of Team.
He really thought the new mayor would change the mandate just for Kyrie? Lol gthoh
Oh hey that’s the name of my song. ^_^
“did not explain how the league and irving can rectify the situation”…yeah that’s because it’s up to them
New mayor…..no change….definition of insanity.
It is insane that they want to prevent the spreading a potentially fatal disease that has already killed at least 5 million people, perhaps even 20M.
Yes it is insane. Stop selling alcohol if you really care about the welfare of others
As a non drinker I’m fine with treating alcohol as a controlled substance.
If that will not be done I would also be fine with the penalization of intoxication to be more severe
Drunk drivers would never again be licensed to drive
Drunk drivers would be sentenced to death
I feel the same about control also. If they cannot be banned then the penalty for crimes using firearms should be punished more severely. I’d be fine with the death penalty being sentenced for all crimes using firearms
So where’s you’re crusade against it? And against tobacco, fast food, people who don’t use their turn signal, people who drive in the wrong lane, distracted driving… on and on and on. Everybody, everyday, puts other people at risk with the personal decisions they make, but for some reason this vaccine is the one they want to attack?
People CHOOSE to drink. People CHOOSE to bear arms. If you drink and get behind the wheel of a car you chose to that illegally. If you commit a crime using a firearm you chose to do so also illegally. So unless you are choosing to continue the spread of Covid you should be wearing a mask and the government has every right to protect the populace when they can.
You do not have to choose to communicate the Covid you just do. People do not choose to catch Covid therein lies the difference
Kyrie is CHOOSING not to have a medical procedure that DOESNT “prevent the spread of Covid”. Again, if the government wants to “protect the populace” against the will of individuals, it should ban booze, tobacco and processed foods…
And who are you to say that Stan 2 isn’t already on a crusade against it? You don’t even know who Stan 2 even is! Literally could be a Senator and you wouldn’t have a clue. Could be the CEO of MADD. You don’t know anything about anyone behind a keyboard, so stop your sanctimonious BS.
Remind me how 750k Americans were DIRECTLY killed by the effects of alcohol last year… oh right, they weren’t. Your apples and uranium comparison is hogwash.
Speaking of hogwash, Tell me how 750k Americans were directly killed by unvaccinated people last year…
Why should the Mayor change the rule for Kyrie? Kyrie is the insane one. What makes him so special? Why does his temper tantrum need to be rewarded?
@Giant
in his defense, he didn’t ask for the rule to be changed. ppl just speculated that it was a possibility. he may have been hopeful but now that’s a wrap. good thing to. the optics would’ve been bad for everyone.
We do not that for sure. Personally don’t care either way who asked.
This is one instance where it should not have been changed. So good nonjob
@afsooner02: deBlasio, the previous mayor, was term-limited and therefore could not run, so I’m not sure why you would think that electing a new mayor would mean ‘change’. NYC is a Democrat city. Previous mayor was a Democrat, new mayor is a Democrat. It’s not rocket science.
Kyrie only wants attention. He wants to be the talk. I’m surprised he’s not with a Kardashian by now. Nets get what they deserve. That’s all
#LetKyriePlay
He can play. Not just in the NBA. Simple
He CAN play in the NBA, just not in cities that have vaccination mandates. Now that we know Aaron Rodgers lied about his vaccination status, wouldn’t it be epic if the Packers were an away team in the playoffs against a team in a city with a vaccine mandate??
Kyrie should force his way into the Clippers so we can get a real LA showdown with Lebron-AD-Westbrook and Kawhi-PG-Kyrie. PG needs more help
But why? No one is clamoring for a showdown between two .500 teams… The Lakers have the most star studded depth ever assembled in professional sports, and it hasn’t helped them a single bit. And before anyone talks about how all the ring chasers are aging, take a look at their Per36’s and you’ll find they aren’t far off from their career averages. Take any one of those guys and place them on the Mavericks and they’d become a much better team, but the needle would barely move for the Lakers.
If PG wants help, he can come to the Mavericks; they’re looking for a difference maker.
Even as COVID hopefully continues to wane I don’t see the vaccine mandates being pulled back any time soon, so it will be interesting to see how long Kyrie is actually willing to sit out here.
Seriously can he even be traded NOW. Who’s insane enough to pay him max money for this. He needs therapy to get from under Brons Shadow. Personally IMO He isn’t down with Harden. Cause he’s taking his light away, his position. Nets don’t get to Finals this year. Then everyone is a year older. All the ring chasers on this team are probably gone. And the Window is CLOSING.
I got one question. For All the media and sports writers who called the Nets champions. All the geniuses and tools who swallow this.
How are you feeling now ?? MMmmmmm
How Irving and the Mets can rectify the situation… get the vaccine or keep getting suspended. Business as usual. Situation rectified.
Eric Adams, establishing his name and politics on a more national stage, if not a bigger one… I mean, NYC vs NBA, which stage is bigger? Whichever, I had not heard of him.