The NBA has fined the Nets $50,000 for allowing Kyrie Irving into the locker room during halftime of the Nets’ 110-107 win over the Knicks on Sunday.
Irving, who is unvaccinated and thus ineligible to play at Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden due to New York City’s private sector vaccine mandate, is allowed to enter the arenas as a spectator but not allowed to work or enter workplace areas. The locker room is considered a workplace area at Barclays Center, and the league hit the Nets with a fine for violating local health and safety protocols.
In related news, Nets star Kevin Durant issued a statement on Monday after he lit into Mayor Adams for the confusing COVID-19 vaccine mandate that restricts Irving from playing home games for the Nets.