The recent performances of Nets Geminis Irving and Durant can be summed up in one sentence: "Anything you can do, I can do better." Among them, Owen has the upper hand. Either way, one thing is assured that this friendly rivalry between the duo is making the Brooklyn Nets better.
In the Nets' game against the New York Knicks, Durant scored 53 points. Two days later, Irving played another 35 minutes against the Orlando Magic, shooting 20 of 31, including 8-of-12 three-pointers, scoring 41 points at halftime, contributing 60 points to a new career-high score, and tied for the first point this season with Downs, who previously scored 60 points. He also broke Deron Williams' previous record of 57 points.
The Nets have had a scorer of 50 points in three of their last four games. Don't forget that Irving also scored a 50-pointer against the Hornets the week before he made his new high.
As far as the two are in a hot state now, get another 50 points, I believe no one will be surprised!
The Brooklyn Nets are currently four wins behind sixth-place Cavaliers and 2.5 wins from seventh-place Raptors. At this point, they need to do their best to rise to the seventh seed to duel with the Knights.
The big question now is whether Irving will be able to play is still unknown. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is still barred from playing in home games as he sticks to vaccine licensing rules.
In the NBA this season, Irving has been the number one public enemy of the New York City vaccine mission. He is the only player who does not qualify for the home game.
However, the latest news reports that Irving is likely to return to full-time players. Because the MLB of the American Baseball Professional League is about to start!
Currently, the New York Mets and New York Yankees also have several players who have not been vaccinated and may not be able to play in New York City.
The Yankees and Mets have each played 81 home games this season, with the two teams playing each other four times in Queens and the Bronx. That means unless New York City Mayor Eric Adams changes the public health safety law, unvaccinated players could miss 83 games.
This is a big problem. As one of the most successful teams in MLB history, the Yankees have won 27 world championships and 40 league titles, which is almost the business card of New York City.
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When Major League Baseball began easing restrictions on teams above that standard last season, the Mets' vaccination threshold was below 85 percent. To be sure, both major league baseball teams are lobbying the mayor's office to change that rule.
Adams, at an emergency briefing yesterday, has further relaxed the epidemic prevention policy in private places.
If Adams could use him as a lightning rod when facing Irving. Then for fans facing the Yankees and Mets, the call to change this rule will only grow louder.
The New York Yankees may have another problem. Due to Canada's current coronavirus restrictions, unvaccinated Major League Baseball players will not be able to enter Canada to play. New York plans to play nine games in Toronto, meaning an unvaccinated Yankees player could miss 92 of the club's 162-game schedule. Canadian border regulations do not allow unvaccinated foreign tourists to enter the country without a special exemption.
In short, if you want to treat everyone equally, it is becoming more and more likely that Irving will return to home games before the MLB League starts on April 7.
P.s: The Nets are adopted, the Knicks are the concubines, and the Yankees are the sons!
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