"I haven't bought him a birthday present yet, I should have bought it, I'm going to be in Miami these two days, I guess I have to buy it." At the post-match press conference, when asked by Kevin Durant what birthday gifts he had prepared for teammate Kyrie Irving, Durant laughed and said that he was not ready.
March 23, local time in the United States is Kyrie Owen's 30th birthday, Durant has not had time to send a birthday gift, the mayor of New York took the lead in giving Irving a birthday gift. New York's anti-epidemic policy may change, and Irving will be eligible for the home game.
Previously, due to the new crown vaccine injunction in New York City, teenagers and adults aged 12 and above in New York City were required to show proof of having received two doses of vaccination when entering indoor venues such as restaurants, gyms, theaters, and gymnasiums, so Irving, who refused to be vaccinated, has not been able to appear in home games this season. However, when the New York government finally decided to change the mandatory ban on vaccines in private sector-administered premises, Kyrie Owen and the Brooklyn Nets finally waited for the end of the tunnel.
New York Mayor Eric Adams decided to give Owen the best birthday present. On the same day, the Nets visited Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies. Various media outlets in the United States rushed to report that Irving would compete full-time before the start of the game. The Athletic star Kyrie Irving is about to return to the home game, and New York City will announce on Thursday that it will change the private sector (corporate) vaccine order to allow unvaccinated athletes and entertainers to work in New York," The Athletic's name Shams Charania wrote. ”
If all goes well, the gift means Irving will make his home debut for the season in the Nets' game against the Hornets on March 28, 2019. Nets head coach Steve Nash said, "There's no better 30th birthday present for Irving than this." ”
People are in good spirits when they are happy, and Owen, who has entered the year of establishment, kills all sides on the day and night of his birthday. Previously, the Nets were home for three games in a row, and Irving was forced to rest. Irving, who held back three games, slashed 43 points and eight assists at home with the Grizzlies, shooting 15-of-27 and 6-of-11 from three-point range. Durant also scored 35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and the two superstars scored 78 points in a row and bombed more than half of the team's points, but unfortunately still lost to the Grizzlies 120-132.
The Grizzlies briefly took a 15-point lead after the first half, and in the third quarter the Nets relied on a double star to make a double-star attack, hitting 16 goals in 22 shots in a single quarter, one point ahead of the Grizzlies. In the final quarter, though, the Grizzlies turned the tide with a 29-16 offensive wave. The Grizzlies scored in double figures with seven players, breaking the Nets with a multi-point blossoming offense. The Grizzlies have won six of their last seven games and are the second team in the league to break through a 50-win game after the Phoenix Suns, and they are currently second in the West with a 50-23 loss.
Although the Nets lost to the Grizzlies, Irving's recent god-like away performance has made Nets fans optimistic about the team's playoff prospects. In his last 4 games, Irving has blasted out a 40+, a 50+, and a 60+. After this 43-point shooting, Owen averaged 38.8 points, 5.8 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game, plus 58.9% shooting, 57.7% three-point shooting and 88.9% free throws.
Throughout the season, the Brooklyn Nets have been optimistic that Irving will eventually be able to play at the Barclays Center. Now the day has finally arrived.
In addition to Irving, unvaccinated New York Yankees and New York Mets (baseball) players are now also eligible for home games. Multiple sources said New York Mayor Adams would level the playing field for athletes and performers in the city to comply with regulations that allow unvaccinated individuals to perform (compete in) new York City.
Just five days ago, New York City's new health minister, Ashwin Wassan, said that the mandatory vaccination requirements for the private sector in New York would be extended indefinitely, and there are no plans to cancel the regulation.
"Our mandatory vaccination measures are the most important life-saving policies implemented in New York, and it builds an immunization wall to prevent policy changes or any impact that may have on us in the future." Wassan said at the briefing.
Last week, Irving watched the Nets' home game against the New York Knicks as a spectator, and after the game, Irving also went into the locker room to say hello to his teammates. The next day, New York City fined the Nets $50,000 under local law and a league agreement. The penalty magnified the complexity of Irving's inability to play in New York again, as Irving's entry as a spectator was allowed by policy. Why can Irving sit in the stands more than ten meters away from them as an audience member but can't play with them on the pitch and enter the dressing room? Irving's teammate Durant and many others have publicly questioned the reasonableness of the rule.
But just a few days later, things reversed. What is the reason for the opening?
Perhaps, it boils down to one word: money.
Since taking office on Jan. 1, new Mayor Adams has been trying to ease the COVID-19 policies laid out by former Mayor Deshow, trying to restore normal and boost the economy in the virus-ravaged cosmopolitan city of New York. In Adams' new decision, the Barclays Center, Citi Field in Queens and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx are all within the private sector.
Major League Baseball teams New York Yankees and New York Mets will usher in home openers on April 8 and April 16, Beijing time respectively, in which the New York Yankees will face the "old enemy" Boston Red Sox. The start time of the NBA playoffs is April 13, Beijing time, and the playoffs are April 17, Beijing time, which basically overlaps with the timing of baseball games. Although the NBA has the highest vaccination rate among the four major professional sports leagues in the United States, Major League Baseball is the lowest vaccination rate among the four major professional sports leagues in the United States, and if New York does not change the vaccine regulations, it will inevitably affect the home games of the two New York baseball teams, and major league officials have been discussing solutions with New York City Hall.
This brings us to a phenomenon in American politics: lobbying politics. Lobbying is a very important phenomenon in the American political arena. Among those lobbying city hall on behalf of the Nets were Parkside Group and former City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. The mets baseball team's owner, Steve Cohen, donated $1.5 million to a pro-Adams political action committee in last year's Democratic primary.
Blasio stepped up the management of the vaccine ban during his final month in office. On March 7, Adams lifted previous restrictions on customers, allowing residents of New York to gain access to indoor restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues without vaccination. On the same day, he lifted the requirement for children aged 5 and over to wear masks at school.
Stick to it, and there will be a turnaround. In this regard, as a bystander on the other side of the ocean, we can only say that Owen won all, and Owen won hemp.
If it weren't for the mayor lifting the ban, Irving would only have four away games left in the regular season this season, but the new decision would allow him to play in the remaining 10 regular season games. Now that the Nets are eighth in the East, if Irving can be in the game, the team's chances of making the playoffs will increase greatly, and may even go further.
The data shows that when Irving is on the floor this season, the Nets are at the top of the league's offensive efficiency, and the 100-round net win score is high in the league. When Durant and Irving are on the court, the Nets have the confidence to face any opponent and have the confidence to beat the opponent. What will happen to the team when Irving is able to play in the home game and fully return? Durant replied bluntly: "You know the answer to this question, it's pretty much the same way you did when you hit Philadelphia. ”
Destroy the decay.