For the Nets, the most important event for the team in recent times is definitely that Kyrie Irving can return to the home game, and Kevin Durant, who is the Nets' superstar, talked about his feelings about Irving's return to the home in an interview:
"The Mets and Yankees have a lot of power in our city, and I'm sure they're able to push the topic to the top when they help and push the conversation forward."
But New York Mayor Eric Adams also admitted that someone on behalf of the Nets persuaded him to change the vaccine license:
"Corey held out his hand and made it clear that he represented the Nets," Adams said.
Of course, whether someone lobbied the Mayor of New York on behalf of the Nets to change his mind, or the influence of the Mets and Yankees in New York caused the mayor to have to change the anti-epidemic authorization, what is in front of the Nets now is that Kyrie Irving can play the home game for the team again, which also allows the Nets to have better competitiveness in the rest of the season.
Finally, there is Ben Simmons' injury. According to the US media Shams Charania, he is still very optimistic about Ben Simmons returning to the field before the end of the regular season:
In fact, even if Ben Simmons can return to the game before the end of the regular season, he will not have much time to adapt to the Nets tactical system, but Simmons' defensive and organizational ability is believed to be able to give the Nets a greater help.