Today the Nets visit cleveland, Irving was allowed to play, but eventually lost, and Harden made fatal mistakes in the final moments, including a pass error after falling behind by 3 points and then being robbed by Okoro to bury the game. After the game, Nets star Kyrie Owen was interviewed, saying that he was determined not to get vaccinated, let alone be vaccinated because of Durant's injury.
Owen said: "No, I have made a decision and I will stick with it. My position has always been that I respect what other people do with their bodies and the decisions that others make for their own livelihoods, and I support them. But for myself, I need to cope with every day. ”
"Nothing is guaranteed in the current world, people are all kinds of sick, I'm just trying to be a beam of hope, I'm not going to bring science into the game of basketball, I'm going to say, if you're in my place, someone will ask '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, and it won't change because of anything else. ”
Owen's point is clear, he won't get vaccinated. That said, Irving will only be available on the Nets as a part-time player unless he leaves the Nets offseason for a team with less tight vaccination controls. Now that the NBA regular season schedule is halfway through, the nets' originally good chemistry is a bit disordered by Irving's sudden addition, and the players need time to adapt to the new player who joined the halfway and take the time to have a chemical reaction with him.
Such a player can really be called a "cancer". The regular season may not have much impact, but it will be very different if it comes to the playoffs. You know, most of the team's playoff lineup is based on the performance of the regular season, and Irving will play for a while in the regular season, which somewhat disrupts the team's original plan.
Since Harden joined the Nets, the outside media has been shouting the Nets Big Three, but in fact, the three players have only played a game in 16 games at the same time, plus Irving will play a while and will not play, the Nets Big Three can be said to exist in name only.
Former NBA player and current TNT commentator Charles Barkley spoke about Irving in a post-game brief review. Irving blasted down 14 points, 1 board and 3 assists on 6-of-8 shooting in the third quarter, and Barkley commented: "Half Man, Half A Season. And when it comes to Irving's insistence on not getting vaccinated, Barkley said directly: "I won't talk about this person anymore, I just hope they lose, it's over!" ”
Now it's not just Irving who has a problem, but even Harden can't escape the rumors. Today's famous Marc Stein talked about Harden in an interview. Stein said: "It must be pointed out that there are a lot of voices in the league at the moment, and Harden is open to leaving the Nets this summer. Harden himself also praised the report that he was willing to leave the team, and then canceled it, but was screenshotted by the netizens who were fast-handed!
Harden joined the Nets for two seasons, it can be said that he was a father and a mother, the average playing time per game was ridiculously high, the team could not see any hope of winning the championship, instead of staying in the Nets, it was better to go out and find an equally competitive team. In this way, the Nets Big Three can announce the complete disintegration.