Kyrie Irving’s last year with the Nets was a constant story of drama that began with a needle, and a mandate that many felt were unnecessary, and infringed upon people’s personal rights. One of those many people was Irving himself, who put his career on the line when he refused to take the COVID vaccine.
That situation took a turn for the worse, when New York City created a law that required people in New York to be vaccinated. The particulars of this law led to a strange situation where Kyrie Irving was allowed to play with the Nets for road games, but was not allowed to play for the Nets during home games.
The silly situation got even stranger when Kyrie Irving was allowed to attend games as a spectator, but couldn’t play despite the fact that he was literally sitting on the sideline inside the arena. Behind the strange law that didn’t make sense in so many ways was NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Kyrie Irving Dissed NYC Mayor Eric Adams During His Return to Brooklyn
Now Kyrie Irving lost millions of dollars for the games he missed, so this isn’t a situation he will ever forget in terms of not holding a grudge. In his first return to Brooklyn since his departure, Kyrie Irving dissed NYC Mayor Eric Adams with a slick comment to a crowd member.
As you’ll see in the footage, during the game a person in the crowd asked Kyrie Irving, “Why didn’t you play like that for us”. Kyrie Irving looked back at him and simply said, “Thank Mayor Eric Adams”. The direct shots instantly went viral on social media.
At the time Kyrie Irving was refusing the vaccine, there were many people on social media who didn’t understand his stance. Now about 1 year later, Kyrie Irving never got sick, so in a sense he made the right decision for his personal health.
You have to wonder if Kyrie Irving might still be a Net if it weren’t for NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and his vaccine mandates.
