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Brooklyn Nets owner calls on Kyrie Irving to get his Covid jab amid the NBA star’s vaccine mandate stand-off… but chief concedes that the decision remains out of his hands
- Joseph Tsai has called on NBA star Kyrie Irving to get his Covid vaccination
- The Brooklyn Nets point guard is out of the team due to his anti-mandate stance
- Owner Tsai says there is no way that Irving returns until the situation changes
- The billionaire also hit out at high-profile figures for ‘hijacking’ the debate
Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai has urged Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated, but has admitted that the decision remains out of his hands amid the NBA star’s stand off.
Irving, 29, is currently not part of the Nets team as a result of his refusal to take the Covid vaccination.
Irving stands to lose around half of his $35million (£25.5m) salary this season because of New York’s vaccine mandate, which prevents him from playing home games at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center without being vaccinated.
The point guard would have been permitted to play road games and even practice in Brooklyn, because the team’s training center is considered a private workplace and not a public arena, but the team decided to sideline him indefinitely until he’s vaccinated or a permanent solution can be reached for him to be part of the team.
Tsai has addressed his star player’s refusal to get the jab in an interview with ESPN, via Yahoo, in which he conceded that he is not confident the NBA champion will be vaccinated.
Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai called on Kyrie Irving (pictured) to get his Covid vaccination
‘I don’t know,’ Tsai said when asked when he thinks Irving will play again.
‘Either he has to be vaccinated in order to come back if the New York mandate is still in place. And don’t ask me when they may or may not change the New York mandate.
‘Again, if you ask…
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Source : dailymail
