NBA: The Nets pressured the mayor of New York so that the anti-vaccine Kyrie Irving could play

Los Brooklyn Nets hired a negotiator what pressure on Mayor of New York Eric Adamsto change the state vaccination law and thus allow Kyrie Irving I could play the home games. The pressure lasted “a few weeks” before Adams will finally lift the restrictions against unvaccinated players as revealed Josh Kosman y Brian Lewis, del New York Post.

The Nets were second in Eastern Conference on January 15, but Kevin Durant injured his knee and lost 16 of 21 games who played later, leaving the team, a priori one of the favorites to win the ring, in a very delicate situation after falling to eighth place.

Nets move to press

On February 6 Irving said: “Anything can happen in the next few days, next week. I’m just crossing my fingers that something can come up before the All Star break or right after.” Two days later, after losing eight games in a rowyes, the New York Post reveals that the Nets hired former New York City Council President Corey Johnsonto urge new mayor Eric Adams to change the anti-vaccine rule so Irving could play.

Los Nets they did not have time or they ruled out pressuring the previous mayor, Bill De Blasio, before he left office and entered Adams. But as soon as he was appointed mayor, the Post assures that the Nets, according to their financial records, agreed to spend $18,000 a month for 18 months to pressure Adams. However, that insistence only lasted a few weeks, which Tard Adams in lifting the restrictions against unvaccinated players, according to sources from the aforementioned US media. Chance? Did that pressure pay off? Of course it gives to think badly.