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Loophole Would Allow Kyrie Irving To Play Home Games For A Small Fine

After being ruled as ineligible, Kyrie Irving finally made his return for the Brooklyn Nets last week. The team decided that the 29-year old point guard will only be back for road games as he still hasn’t complied with New York’s vaccine mandates. 

The team’s decision to bring back Irving did not develop without causing a stir. Many fans and basketball pundits have lobbied criticism as they believe that bringing back an unvaccinated player doesn’t help in dealing with the league’s COVID-19 problem.

But, as reported by the New York Daily News, the Nets could even start playing Kyrie full-time, due to a loophole.

All they’d have to do is paying the penalties for noncompliance that are laid out in Bill de Blasio’s executive order.

The amount of the penalty is ridiculously low if we consider NBA standards: First offense: warning; Second offense: $1,000 fine; Third offense: $2,000 fine; Fourth offense: $5,000 fine; Fifth offense on up: $5,000 fine.

Kyrie Irving could be available in Nets home games if Brooklyn is willing to pay a ‘small fine’, per @SBondyNYDN

1st offense: Warning.
2nd offense: $1K fine.
3rd offense: $2K fine.
4th offense: $5K fine.
5th offense to infinity offenses: $5K fine

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— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 12, 2022