On January 18, Beijing time, the Nets went to the away game to challenge the Cavaliers, and finally after a fierce battle in the whole game, the Nets, missing the big brother Durant, lost to the Cavaliers 107-114 away. In this game, Irving played the best game since his comeback, he played 37 minutes, 23 shots on 12-of-23 shooting with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, but after today's game, he once again showed his attitude of not vaccinating, which made the Hearts of Nets fans half cold.

In today's post-match interview, Owen said: "It's easy for someone to say, 'Why don't you get vaccinated?' But you're not me. I've already made a decision, and I'm going to stick to that decision. It's not going to change because of one thing that happened in the NBA. ”
From Irving's speech, it can be seen that Irving's attitude towards not vaccinating is very firm, no one, anything can not change his decision, it is worth mentioning that before the news broke, Harden did not renew his contract with the Nets, is disappointed with the current status quo of the Nets, may choose to leave the Nets in the year of player contract options, presumably a large part of the reason is that Irving does not vaccinate, the big three can only play two giants, and constantly affected by injuries, And Irving's time to play when not to play very affect the team's lineup changes, can not guarantee a long-term stable lineup, so down to form a vicious circle, but also led to the Nets have empty investment, but it is difficult to see the return, if Harden really iron heart left, the Nets want to win the championship is difficult!