Brooklyn Nets governor Joe Tsai said on Saturday that guard Kyrie Irving has more to prove if he wants to resume playing for the Nets. Irving has been serving an indefinite suspension for tweeting a link to a movie deemed to be antisemitic and refusing to apologize for doing so until after he was suspended.
It was reported at the time that the suspension was for at least five games depending on how the situation unfolded. Irving missed the Nets’ 110-95 win over the Clippers on Saturday, the fifth game he has missed while suspension. However, it has now been reported that Irving will not play against the Lakers on Sunday which indicates that the suspension is ongoing. Tsai explains why Irving is not playing just yet.
“He still has work to do. He has to show people that he’s sorry. What’s important and what people miss is he only apologized after he was suspended.”
Asked #Nets owner Joe Tsai if Kyrie Irving would be back on this road trip: "He still has work to do." #NBA
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 12, 2022
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