Things were shifting. They found out 4 days ago he was allowed to practice. They said they didn’t want to move on. That’s why this statement today is unbelievable nonsense. Anything can change. Who’s to say, the city’s ordinance could change? Even if the mandates don’t change, there could be some leeway within them. Irving could have applied for a religious exemption. There is also a potential loophole as a “non-resident” player, intended to refer to non-vaccinated opposing players. With Irving residing in New Jersey, that fine print could have given Irving another way onto the court for home games.
The city probably won’t be changing this season. If it does they can revisit the situation. As it sits now he’s not exactly useful to the team. That fine print had already been denied Goddard in SF. It just wasn’t going to fly. No way NYC let’s him loophole cause he lives in Jersey for 41 games. Heck that’s probably got a lot to do with how this situation has evolved. The team has probably been talking to the city figuring out what options they have. Latest word is they don’t. See ya Kyrie.