The Brooklyn Nets have played eight of their early season regular season games, including the preseason, and they have played 14 games, eight of which are played at the Barclays Center, home of the Nets, and Nets guard Kyrie Irving has lost almost $3 million as a result, and the Nets have terminated their contract extension negotiations with him early. But no matter how big the losses, Irving remains unmoved by this, and his return in the new season looks far away.
Because he didn't play, Irving gradually faded from the public eye, and not many people cared about what he was doing recently. But just when everyone was about to forget Irving, Irving ushered in a chance for the NBA's new season debut.
According to the New York Post Nets reporter Brian Lewis, multiple league sources confirmed that Irving will not lose when the NBA All-Star voting candidate list is announced this season, and he will definitely appear on the list, that is, once Irving's All-Star vote ranks in the top two in the Eastern Conference guard, then he will be one of the starting 10 NBA All-Stars this season. According to today's rules, when the East and West ticket kings are out, they will start to select teams separately, just like the field.
After this news came out, whether it was the original Nets and Irving fans, or other fans outside, those fans who watched the hilarity and did not feel big said that they would "try" to vote and canvass for Irving, trying to send him into this season's All-Star starting lineup, and seeIng Irving's figure in the All-Star.
This season's All-Star Weekend will take place in Cleveland, the third weekend of February, and according to a supplement from Lewis, Cleveland does not have the same strict epidemic prevention rules as new York and the San Francisco area, as long as Irving tests negative for covid-19, then he will be allowed to participate in the All-Star Game in Cleveland (if Irving is selected). And if Irving refuses to be vaccinated all season, this is also Irving's only chance to play in the NBA all season.
This also shows that Irving's return to the NBA is out of the box, which is also his only chance to play without vaccination, but whether he will be selected as an All-Star in the end depends on the voting results.
Personally, I don't think Irving should be an All-Star if it were normal. He can lie in the All-Star without playing a game, which is unfair to the rest of the Guards in the East, especially those who have played well this season and are expected to be selected as the starters. It would also be a shame if Irving was squeezed into the bench because of Irving's selection. At the same time, it will also affect a player who may be on the bench and regret missing the All-Star Game. It's definitely very unfair to those players.
From another point of view, the All-Star Game and the All-Star Weekend are set to entertain the public and entertain the fans. NBA has set the all-star starter is decided by the fan vote, which has confirmed this, the fans want to see who, who will be thrown into the starting, in addition to the strength, popularity is indispensable, some stars to the twilight years, but still able to enter the all-star start, even if the season performance is average, but the long career, they have gained a large number of loyal fans, fans want to see them at the All-Star Game, which has become a beautiful talk in the future. Irving's physical condition is extremely healthy, and it is understandable that fans want to watch him play. Even some fans like to watch the hilarity, casting Irving into the All-Star, and continuing to share the stage with Durant Harden to see how they react is also an idea.
This season, Kevin Durant, who is at the top of the latest regular season mvp list, has a large fan base and leads the Nets without Irving in a very good state, and the Milwaukee Bucks led by Giannis Antetokounmpo are doing very badly, and Durant is likely to force The Alphabet brother to become the All-Star ticket king in the East. At that time, if Harden and Irving become the two guards with the most votes in the East, Durant may be embarrassed and difficult to choose, and how to choose is not flattering, and this may be exactly what some neutral fans want to see.
In addition, at the same time, the possibility of Irving becoming the ticket king cannot be ruled out, so that the NBA will completely make a "oolong incident" that is unique in history, and the player who does not play a game throughout the season will become the ticket king, which will even make the NBA a joke.
In short, Irving was selected as one of the All-Star candidates, and after being eligible to vote for the All-Star, everything will become more "interesting".