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Nets fined for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter team’s locker room

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Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
The Brooklyn Nets have been fined $50,000 for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the team’s locker room on March 13 against the New York Knicks, violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols. – 5:31 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $50,000 for violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols in the team’s March 13th game against the Knicks at Barclays Center for allowing Kyrie Irving, who was in attendance at the game, to enter the team’s locker room. pic.twitter.com/M9IZfnXaKx5:25 PM
Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
NBA fines Nets $50K for “violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols” when they “permitted Kyrie Irving, who was in attendance at the game, to enter the team’s locker room,” per league news release. pic.twitter.com/onpa41q2Sw5:25 PM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Nets fined $50,000 by the NBA for violating NYC law and league health and safety protocols by letting unvaccinated spectator Kyrie Irving enter the locker room Sunday against the Knicks. – 5:25 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
The #Nets have been fined $50,000 by the #NBA for allowing Kyrie Irving into their locker room at halftime of Sunday’s win over the #Knicks in violation of “local New York City law and league health and safety protocols,” according to the league. #Nyk5:25 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
#NBA fines #Nets $50K as Kyrie Irving was in the building. pic.twitter.com/t5lscsqqGT5:25 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Nets have been fined $50,000 for violating league health and safety protocols by letting Kyrie Irving in the locker room on Sunday, NBA says: pic.twitter.com/nwb7AdqEfc5:24 PM
Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
The Nets were fines 50k for allowing Kyrie into the locker room after their home game against the Knicks. pic.twitter.com/rFkkjcvNU85:24 PM
Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Nets fined $50,000 for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the locker room Sunday at Barclays Center. pic.twitter.com/f8QAr9ulKM5:24 PM
Howard Beck @HowardBeck
The NBA was apparently not amused with Kyrie/Nets violating NYC law. pic.twitter.com/TlrYRiqUC95:24 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
The Brooklyn Nets have been fined $50,000 by the NBA for violating New York City law and league health and safety protocols by allowing Kyrie Irving into the locker room – 5:23 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
The NBA announced that the Brooklyn Nets have been fined $50,000 for “violating local New York City law and league and health safety protocols” during Sunday’s game vs New York at Barclays Center. The incident in question: allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the team’s locker room – 5:23 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
The Brooklyn Nets have been fined $50,000 for violating NYC law and league health and safety protocols during the team’s game Sunday with the Knicks.
“The violation occurred when the Nets permitted Kyrie Irving, who was in attendance at the game, to enter the team’s locker room” – 5:23 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
That’s fine $50,000 for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the team’s locker room during their game in Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/0SjlwcS3Tc5:23 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
The Brooklyn Nets hae been fined $50,000 for violating NYC law and league health and safety protocols during the team’s game Sunday with the Knicks.
“The violation occurred when the Nets permitted Kyrie Irving, who was in attendance at the game, to enter the team’s locker room.” – 5:23 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The NBA announces the Nets have been fined $50,000 for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the locker room yesterday at Barclays Center. pic.twitter.com/w6y9MiqBbn5:23 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $50K for violating local health and safety protocols by letting Kyrie Irving into the team locker room on Sunday. – 5:22 PM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
The Nets have been fined $50,000 by the NBA for allowing Kyrie Irving in their locker room during Sunday’s game against the Knicks in violation of “local New York City law and league health and safety protocols,” the NBA said. – 5:22 PM
JD Shaw @JShawNBA
The Brooklyn Nets have been fined $50,000 for violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols by allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the locker room. – 5:22 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The Brooklyn Nets organization has been fined $50,000 for violating local New York City law and league health and safety protocols against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center for allowing Kyrie Irving to enter the team’s locker room. – 5:22 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
NBA headlines according to those who make such decisions:
Durant 53 pts.
Durant sounding off on NYC Mayor.
Kyrie showing up to Barclays unmasked
Lakers give up 140 to PHX.
Next to NOTHING about Mavs-BOS 2 teams that have 2 of 3 best records over the last nine weeks – 1:45 PM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
From last night, Kyrie Irving returned to Barclays Center and sat courtside while Kevin Durant dropped 53 in a win over the Knicks. Afterwards, Durant weighed in on the city’s policy and it’s bizarre quirks. On a unique night in BK: theathletic.com/3181012/2022/0…12:14 PM
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach
Kyrie protests the mandate so long his protest prolongs the mandate – 10:21 AM
Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Column: Let Kyrie play? The Nets are cranking up the pressure on NYC mayor Eric Adams. Here’s why the mayor simply can’t bend to it. si.com/nba/2022/03/14…9:30 AM
Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Kevin Durant scores a season-high 53 points with Kyrie Irving in attendance apnews.com/article/brookl… then calls on NYC Mayor Eric Adams to figure out a vaccine mandate that allows Irving to be at but not play in a game in the city. apnews.com/article/brookl…7:46 AM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Brooklyn narrowly edged NYC and BOS lost. But, ATL and LAC both won. With 14 games to go, the first-round pick owed to the #Rockets is #16. The team with the #17 pick holds a three-game lead in the loss column. If vaccine mandate holds, Kyrie can only play in four more games. pic.twitter.com/jdu50GyztR12:22 AM
Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Tonight’s story is up. In one of the weirder scenes you’ll see at a sporting event, Kyrie Irving cheered his team on from the other side of the Nets’ bench. Meanwhile, Kevin Durant dropped 53 and then called out the mayor: theathletic.com/3181012/2022/0…8:50 PM
Barbara Barker @meanbarb
Kevin Durant calls on NYC mayor to allow Kyrie Irving to play newsday.com/sports/columni… via @Newsday8:04 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Kevin Durant and Andre Drummond couldn’t believe it when Kyrie Irving walked into Barclays. But the Nets had better believe it: Irving is unavailable for 10 of their final 14 games, and the Nets needed 53 from KD to get past the 12th-seeded Knicks.
nydailynews.com/sports/basketb…7:00 PM

More on this storyline

Steve Popper: -via Twitter @StevePopper / March 14, 2022
Chris Milholen: Mayor Eric Adams’ response to a heckling fan asking about Kyrie Irving playing at Barclays Center. “Listen, you’re right. Kyrie can play tomorrow. Get vaccinated.” -via Twitter / March 14, 2022

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