A few hours after his apology and after missing eight games in a row because he was suspended by the franchise, Kyrie Irving found the Nets against the Grizzlies. The playmaker had 14 points and 5 assists in 26 minutes in Brooklyn’s win.
” It feels good “did he declare at ESPN. “I missed my teammates and the staff. It feels good to have passed this match. Now we can go ahead for the rest of the season. »
Is the controversy really over? Could the player turn against the Nets to challenge this suspension and will he be able to speak freely without risking being dismissed again?
“I leave that to my legal team,” dismisses the 2016 champion. “I have strong people around me, who will do their best to protect me, protect my family. I’m sure things will be done in the future, but I don’t know when. I would like to be on a platform where I can openly share how I feel without being heavily criticized, labeled or faced with outside perceptions that have nothing to do with me. »
Focus on the game
It seems like a complicated goal. Because his messages have made Kyrie Irving a symbol, whether he likes it or not, for the antivaxx movements and now too for the “Black Hebrew Israelites”.
One of the most extreme and anti-Semitic factions of this movement, Israel United In Christhad gathered en masse in front of the Barclays Center last night. “That’s a conversation for another day” evacuated Kyrie Irving on this embracing support. “I’m just here to focus on the game.”
Between the suspension of Kyrie Irving, the departure of Steve Nash and results that are struggling to arrive, the Nets have recently gone through turbulence that Kevin Durant also wants to put behind him. This point guard’s first game after his suspension is sort of the first day of the rest of Brooklyn’s season.
“It’s always more pleasant to concentrate on the game”, explains the winger. “We are aware of things around the field. Our league is getting bigger and bigger, so there is a lot of media attention and little things can be criticized. We must stay focused on the game as much as possible and move forward collectively. We want to accumulate the good days and see how it will evolve. »
| Kyrie Irving | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | KEY | 51 | 31 | 46.9 | 39.9 | 87.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 18.5 |
| 2012-13 | KEY | 59 | 35 | 45.2 | 39.1 | 85.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| 2013-14 | KEY | 71 | 35 | 43.0 | 35.8 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.8 |
| 2014-15 | KEY | 75 | 36 | 46.8 | 41.5 | 86.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| 2015-16 | KEY | 53 | 32 | 44.8 | 32.2 | 88.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 19.6 |
| 2016-17 | KEY | 72 | 35 | 47.3 | 40.1 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 25.2 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 60 | 32 | 49.1 | 40.8 | 88.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 24.4 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 67 | 33 | 48.7 | 40.1 | 87.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 23.8 |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 20 | 33 | 47.8 | 39.4 | 92.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 27.4 |
| 2020-21 | BRK | 54 | 35 | 50.6 | 40.2 | 92.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 26.9 |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 29 | 38 | 46.9 | 41.8 | 91.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 27.5 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 8 | 39 | 45.3 | 28.0 | 92.7 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 26.9 |
| Total | 619 | 34 | 47.0 | 39.1 | 88.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 23.1 | |
