October 6, 2021 Nets losing hope Kyrie Irving will get vaccinated, preparing for possible absence from home games: report The Brooklyn Nets are beginning to lose hope that star guard Kyrie Irving will be available for home games amid concern over his vaccine status, according to a report.
October 3, 2021 Nets beat Lakers as most stars sit in preseason opener LeBron James and Russell Westbrook were on one side. Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving sat on the other.
October 1, 2021 Nets owner Joe Tsai makes clear what the goal is amid Kyrie Irving vaccine drama Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has drawn scrutiny over his decision to forgo getting the coronavirus vaccine, and team owner Joe Tsai offered a not-so-subtle reminder about what the main goal is.
September 30, 2021 Nets should trade Kyrie Irving over vaccine refusal, Shaq says The Brooklyn Nets should trade Kyrie Irving for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal said Wednesday.
September 30, 2021 Ted Cruz backs NBA players' vaccine status positions Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, expressed his support for a handful of NBA players who defended their position on the coronavirus vaccine as well as LeBron James, who said he wasn’t going to influence any player or teammate one way or the other on the jab.
September 29, 2021 NBA says no pay for players who miss games because of local vaccine mandates NBA players who are forced to miss games because of local COVID-19 vaccine mandates will not be paid, the league announced Wednesday.
September 27, 2021 Kyrie Irving's vaccination status the talk of Nets media day: 'I'd like to keep that stuff private' Kyrie Irving’s vaccination status was the talk of NBA media day as the Brooklyn Nets opened camp and began preparing for a potential run to the Finals.
September 26, 2021 NBA afraid of coalition of ‘anti-vaxxers’ led by Kyrie Irving: report The NBA has been zeroing in on the remaining 10 percent of active players that are unvaccinated, and are running out of patience with convincing the skeptics.
September 22, 2021 Vaccine mandates may keep a few Nets players off the court The Brooklyn Nets have a roster full of shot makers: Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving among them. However, they apparently lack willing shot takers. Based on New York City’s recent vaccination mandate, several Nets players would be unable to enter Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, if the season were to start today.
September 20, 2021 Shaquille O'Neal blasts Nets for 2002 NBA Finals performance against him: 'It was boring' Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is regarded as one of the greatest centers in league history — and it showed during the 2002 NBA Finals against the then-New Jersey Nets.