The Latest Breaking News from Kyrie Irving

MIAMI — Ben Simmons took his first flight since his balky back flared up and is “feeling a lot less pain,” a positive sign toward a potential debut this season with the Nets.

MIAMI — Kevin Durant understands the impetus for changing the mandate was baseball, not Kyrie Irving.

NEW YORK — City unions pondered new legal action Friday in response to Mayor Adams’ decision to spare athletes and entertainers from the vaccine mandate requiring municipal workers to get a shot or lose their jobs.

The government undermines its compelling interest to mandate vaccinations for everyone else.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mayor Eric Adams gained some critics with his controversial decision regarding New York City’s vaccine mandate. But he won’t find any of that backlash in the Mets clubhouse.

If the rules don't apply to everyone, they ought not apply to anyone.

He said this was about “putting New York City-based performers on a level-playing field.”

Mayor Eric Adams, speaking at Citi Field where the Mets play, said Thursday that he had signed the order. The exemption was effective immediately.

New York City’s mayor exempted athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate following weeks of pressure from the sports world after the rule kept Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving from playing in home games and was expected to block several baseball players from taking the field in their upcoming…

There are major baseball implications, too.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — What’s chemistry to a team with two of the greatest scorers in NBA history?