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NEW YORK — There is momentum suggesting suspended Nets star Kyrie Irving could make his way back to the court soon — though not soon enough to rejoin the team during their upcoming four-game road trip.

Following his meeting with the suspended guard, Joe Tsai released a statement of support.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he met with Kyrie Irving earlier this week and that he did not believe the Brooklyn Nets guard was anti-Semitic, Yahoo Sports reported on Thursday.

“I would doubt that we go back,” Nike co-founder Phil Knight said in an interview on CNBC. “But I don’t know for sure.”

Phil Knight said the Nets star was given several chances but he was “dug in.”

The star forward was in the midst of a strong offensive night before being forced to leave the court.

Los Angeles (AFP) - Kevin Durant extended his 25-point scoring streak with a triple double as the Brooklyn Nets launched Jacque Vaughn's reign as head coach with a 112-85 rout of the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — The Knicks can claim the title for least dysfunctional team in New York. Not the best.

NEW YORK — As Nets general manager Sean Marks told reporters he has yet to speak directly to star guard Kyrie Irving — only Irving’s representation — following the announcement of his minimum five-game suspension, a small group of Black Hebrew Israelites protested the suspension outside Barclays Center.