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“If you want to play, get vaccinated” Jalen Rose gets brutally honest on Kyrie Irving’s playoff availability for the Nets

by Rakibul John Rodgers
March 24, 2022 / 00:26 GMT
Jalen Rose on Kyrie Irving

Jalen Rose on Kyrie Irving

  • Kyrie Irving is given a fifty-fifty chance of playoff participation with the Brooklyn Nets
  • Jalen Rose says the Nets will not win the title without Kyrie Irving
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The NBA regular season is coming to a close and teammates are making strong efforts to give one final push in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. Among such teammates are surprisingly the Brooklyn Nets who were at the top of the Eastern Conference charts before entering the new year. The once favorites are now competing in the play-ins to move further ahead.

Kyrie Irving for the Brooklyn Nets

But the Brooklyn Nets have much lower chances of making it through because of Kyrie Irving. As we all know the New York City State mandate requires sports players to be vaccinated in order to take part in competitive games at New York’s arenas. Irving had initially missed four months of play on the refusal of getting the vaccine. Despite being allowed to participate with his team, the player is still not given the green light to play in home games.

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Kyrie Irving is given a fifty-fifty chance of playoff participation with the Brooklyn Nets

Eric Adams on Kyrie Irving’s availability

Based on the requests of the sports league, New York City’s mayor Eric Adams addresses the masses on his plans to lighten the restrictions. He said that the sports team will have to wait until the rules get lifted. Among these teams are the Nets, Knicks, Yankees, and Mets. So far, Irving has been the only player who has suffered the drawbacks of the mandate.

Mayor Eric Adams said New York City's pro sports teams will have to wait their turn to see any loosening of COVID-19 vaccination mandates.

More: https://t.co/COhgU9sUrU pic.twitter.com/98XAJwF3Um

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 22, 2022

“Right now, we’re going to take some complaints. But when this is all said and done, people are going to realize this is a thoughtful administration and we got it right. So baseball, basketball, businesses, and of those things, they have to wait until that layer comes,” said Adams as per ESPN. “We’re going to do it the right way. We’re going to follow the science, we’re going to make the right decision. And in New York, no matter what you do, this is 8.8 million people and 30 million opinions, so you’re never going to satisfy New Yorkers, so you must go with the logic, your heart, and the science.”

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Jalen Rose says the Nets will not win the title without Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving
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The Nets currently are left 10 games to close out the season, out of which Irving is only eligible to compete in two. Brooklyn has not been consistent in winning home and road games. Chances reveal that the Nets may slip down to the 10th seed if they continue this pattern of consistency during the eight games Irving cannot play. And if even they do play well enough, they will have to face the Raptors in Toronto who also require players to be fully vaccinated.

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With 10 games remaining in the NBA season, @JalenRose spoke on Kyrie Irving's situation with the Nets:

"If you want to play the sport just like your teammates, you can actually get vaccinated. … The other solution is, your team, if you're the Nets, just won't meet its goals." pic.twitter.com/wT8IltqEnI

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) March 23, 2022

Jalen Rose commented on the situation revolving around the availability of Irving. He said, “If you want to play the sport just like your teammates, you can actually get vaccinated. The other solution is, your team, you’re the Nets, just won’t meet its goals. You do have Kevin Durant, but he is not going to  be enough to win the Eastern Conference with a partial Kyrie Irving.” Irving has been putting up 27.7 points with 4.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists on 49% shooting. He is a huge offensive threat on the Nets besides Durant which they will surely require in the playoffs against teams like the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, and Philadelphia 76ers.

Also read: “Everybody knows what THE KING means to the league” JA Morant reveals his desire to out LeBron James on a poster

Also read: “We have got to get tired of getting our butt kicked like this” DeMar DeRozan blurts testy remark after loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks

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Rakibul John Rodgers

Rakibul John Rodgers

Rakibul John Rodgers is NBA Sub-Editor at FirstSportz. He enjoys being in the company of music and knows how to play the guitar, bass, drums, and ukulele.

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