Kevin Durant, who is the Nets' star, said Irving has not changed his mind about refusing to be vaccinated, and estimates that it is difficult to play for the Nets again this season:
"I mean, obviously he's not going to do it."
Even if he can only play away games for the Nets, Irving is still the player who can make a significant impact on the court, such as 50 points against the Hornets, and 60 points in the game against the Magic. So far this season, Irving has averaged 27.7 points per game, which also includes the data performance of 37.8 points per game in the last five games.
It's just that with a refusal to vaccinate, Irving, who still can't play for the Nets in the home game, is almost certain that he won't be able to give Durant much help in the playoffs.
Durant is facing more than just Irving, according to the US media Shams Charania, Ben Simmons still has to deal with the problem of waist disc protrusion, and the Nets are not sure whether Ben Simmons can return to the game this season:
In an interview, Nets coach Steve Nash also confirmed that Simmons was suffering from a problem in the waist disc, but Nash was optimistic that Simmons would make his debut this season:
This is undoubtedly also a very disappointing situation for Durant, after all, Durant's inability to succeed after recruiting Harden is already an embarrassing result, and Simmons can't even play for the team after pushing harden to trade, which is difficult not to frustrate Durant.
With Irving and Simmons, the pair of Wolong phoenixes unable to even play for the team, another peak season of Durant's career will be completely wasted.