Beijing time on February 10, when Irving can not play the home game because of New York City's epidemic prevention regulations, and now according to the New York Times, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to announce the cancellation of the mask and vaccine inceration in New York State, but New York City will still adopt strict epidemic prevention regulations, which also means that Irving is still unable to participate in the Nets home game.
The root cause of the Nets' struggles this season is naturally Irving's refusal to get vaccinated, which led to his suspension and training ban in the first half of the season. It wasn't until the Mid-Season Nets suffered a shortage of staffing that the two sides reached a compromise to allow Irving to return to the game, but only as a part-time player to play away from home, and the home game was banned because of New York City's epidemic prevention regulations.
Now that New York Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to announce the lifting of new York State's mask and vaccine mandate, does that mean Irving can play the next home game? The answer is no. Because some parts of New York State will continue to strictly prevent the epidemic policy, and New York City is one of them, and the mayor of New York City has also said that he will continue to comply with the previous epidemic prevention decree, which means that Irving will continue to be unable to participate in the home game.
At present, due to the injuries of Durant and Harden, plus Irving's inability to participate in home games, the Nets have suffered a wave of nine consecutive losses to fall to the 8th place in the East, setting a record for the team's longest losing streak in the past five years.
Fortunately, the Nets challenged the Wizards on the road on February 11, Irving will be able to participate in the game, and the Wizards have won 1-8 in the past 9 games, and the core Beal has been reimbursed for the season, which undoubtedly gives the Nets hope of ending the losing streak. It's just that if Irving continues to refuse to be vaccinated, there is no doubt that the Nets will have a great difficulty in rushing to the championship this season.
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