On December 14, Owen's fiancée Marlene Wilkerson posted a social media video in which Owen happily showed off his boxing. Owen was naked and could tell he was in good shape. Earlier, the famous charania revealed that Irving is actively training, and he has turned around this season.
Irving has not played this season, and his reluctance to get vaccinated runs counter to local vaccination regulations in New York. However, now Irving is still in a good mood, and he has maintained the amount of training. Some time ago, the outside world was pessimistic about Irving's return to playing, but now there is a change.
"Things have changed in the last few weeks and in the last few days there has been optimism about his return this season." Charania said.
Charania revealed that the increase in communication between Irving and Durant during this time was changed around Thanksgiving. Still, the Nets don't seem ready to give up on the requirement to vaccinate Irving. "I think there's one position that's very firm, and that's that Irving needs to meet the requirements of epidemic prevention before he can play and participate in all training." Charania noted.
According to Charania, this is to expect Owen to compromise and get vaccinated. The Nets are also actively hoping for Irving's return as they look to compete for the championship. Charania pointed out: "With Irving present, they are one step closer to the championship. ”
The Nets currently rank first in the East with a record of 19 wins and 8 losses, but the Nets have not performed well against strong teams this season and are seen as bullying soft and afraid of hard. Without Irving, the Nets would struggle to go far in the playoffs.
New York shows no signs of easing its epidemic regulations for the time being, and the policies of a place are difficult to change for an NBA player. The Nets owner and management made the decision to keep Irving out of the game before the season began. Unexpectedly, Owen is still unwilling to compromise. But now that the regular season is close to playing 30 games, the Nets need Irving to return to run into a tacit understanding.
In the end, the root of everything is whether Owen's side is willing to vaccinate.