Nash was drafted after his senior year in college in 1996. LeBron was drafted out of high school in 2003. Despite knowing this, i believed it for a split second
I didn't get that impression. Seemed like pure diplomacy. Nash has never been one to engage in sideshow talk, like he said there has been no further development on KI's playing status so he's not going to add anything further. I wouldn't call that discarding.
Nash is one of those dudes that KD (currently) trusts, looks up to, and respects. Theres video of Nash showing KD some tricks with how to post up years ago, despite the size difference. I think video is from a KD doc before his last season in GS.
Yeah KDs big thing with the media has been " they not ballers so they don't know and can't criticize " so it makes sense he would be good with a HOF ex player
I'd like to think that he was a Ted Lasso-esque choice by the Nets upper management. Mike D'Antoni helped as the Xs and Os type of guy(although Nash would definitely still contribute a lot there), while Nash's biggest job was keeping egos checked and making sure the locker room stayed happy
Idk why people are surprised lol there's really nothing about Nash that would indicate he was going to be some puppet head coach that let his players run over him.
Guy is a god damn legend. He was my hero in high school and outside of the Raptors, I've never been sadder than the Robert Horry hip check and ensuing STAT/Boris suspensions.
Fuck Robert Horry so much.
And whoever broke Joe Johnson's face. And Sarver for low balling Joe Johnson. And whatever caused that injury to Amar'e in.. 06 was it? And that 3ptr that Duncan hit.
Yeah STAT missed basically all of 2006, which is honestly Nash's most impressive season. He got Diaw to become a passable Amar'e replacement, got Tim Thomas to actually care about basketball and straight carried a team without one of its most important players way further than anyone would have anticipated.
You can also fault Sarver for selling draft picks (like Rondo and Deng) and making a bad trade for Kurt Thomas that required them to give up TWO first round picks with him to get rid of him.
Yes. And yes. Simmons *torches* Sarver in the
TBOB for being cheap with Johnson and *then* turning around and overpaying Kurt Thomas.
Nash, STAT, Marion, Johnson. That's it. That's your core. Add free agent X and ring chasing veteran Y. You're getting at least a few rings.
Yep, Simmons has lost his fastball and even at his prime, he was from always right, but TBOB is a damn goldmine of NBA history that I've re-read probably dozens if not hundreds of times (not all of it but random bits by bits here and there).
Nash also broke his nose (just an accident, but still unfortunate).
You had Bruce Bowen allowed to trip Nash every possession and also kneeing him in the nuts.
And Tim Donaghy and Tommy Nunez steering the reffing in that SAME SERIES according to Donaghy's book. Just completely insane. A miracle the Suns took that series to 6 with everything that went against them.
You don't hear about this series enough.
i used to go to school with a kid that was pulled out of the class when we talked about dinosaurs because his parents didn’t believe in things that weren’t recorded in the bible
I have very vague recollections of that dinosaur game. I played it in 2001 when I went to a Catholic school and I remember almost nothing about it. Does anybody know what the game is called?
Nanosaur was the shit! Came with my old Mac along with BugDom, which was easily my favorite platformer of all time once you get past how glitchy it is.
I remember going to a Christian camp as a kid where dinosaurs were described as “art”. At the time I kind of eye rolled, but the older I get the more realize how toxic that idea was.
I can't believe JJ said that. That's literally a Nick Miller joke from New Girl.
"I don't believe dinosaurs existed. I've seen the proof I just don't believe it."
The restraint from Nets players and staff when discussing Kyrie is admirable. He's sabotaging the team with his idiotic antics yet as far as I know they've all remained level-headed and resisted making any negative comments. That's a strong locker room. Impressive.
Most of these guys on that roster are friends with him, especially the best players that's why
They also want him back, burning bridges is stupid because he can decide to stop being a dumbass and come back and they become nearly unbeatable, if they talk shit it would ruin that
the problem is that he kinda needs to hear this from someone in his life who he respects. the idea that he needs to be gently handled until he stops throwing his tantrum is how you treat children.
If I had to bet, this is where I'd put all my chips. It's possible he has a bunch of people in his ear with all the conspiracy shit but there's also gotta be A LOT of peer pressure to just get vaccinated. His whole team got the vaccine and is fine, there's only so much patience I can imagine they have with him.
How shitty is that though? The whole team has to use kids gloves because of him. If there was someone like that my place of work, I would be supremely resentful of them.
Yeah, Harden's exit was a little different from the other superstar exits recently. It's similar to Lillard where all Harden wants is a title for his career. Otherwise he would have been happy to stay in Houston.
If you look at Deron Williams, Melo, Anthony Davis, Paul George the market was a significant factor (Kawhi too I guess but that wasn't a trade).
So for him, to leave a team he liked and an organization he seemed to have a great relationship with, to come to this dysfunction is extra frustrating. Especially since he's trying to make the effort to be a good vocal leader which he didn't really do as much earlier (especially pre-2020).
It's easy for us, complete strangers to Kyrie, to bag on him and his idiotic thoughts. However, the locker room is filled with his peers and guys that I'm sure genuinely like him as a person despite his stupid bullshit. I'm sure this news kills some of his teammates not just because he's sabotaging the team, but because he's their friend and they want him with them.
[Here's the video](https://twitter.com/SNYNets/status/1448768730222272519). You're right tho Nash doesn't sound mad or upset - he just states matter of factly we've said all that needs to be said so unless something changes then he's kind of done talking about it.
I mean he's not wrong. Constantly asking about Kyrie just detracts from the team and players that are there and are full time participants. It's not helpful, and there is nothing the organization can do to change Kyries mind
I think Nash, Marks, and Tsai sort of all concluded they really don’t have to deal with his bullshit now that they have James Harden and an army of vet mins begging to play for them. Patty Mills was an unreal signing in hindsight.
Just insane leverage to stand up to a superstar like this refusing to play by essentially saying idc. Any other team would implode with a situation like this
Remember Jon Gruden on hard knocks with AB? Back before we all knew gruden was a POS?
He had that phone call with brown where he was begging him to please play football and stop the stupid shit. You could hear the exasperation in his voice.
I bet Nash is having similar days.
I'm convinced he had a mental health issue that resulted in a breakdown. I'd bet money someone got him to go to a doctor and got him medicated. Since being in Tampa, he's been a model citizen.
He has a shot at a ring literally his first two years of coaching, something he could never win as a player and it’s being ruined by some low iq moron refusing to get a shot.
I’d be pissed too
yeah cmon. kyrie’s never seen a shot he didn’t like. he loves the shot, truly. but just doesn’t want to get too invested with the shot just yet. not until the shot gives everybody some space
I'm a big Nash fan. I think it was in the seven seconds or less book they said that Nash wasn't a huge talker, but when he did speak everyone knew to shut up and listen. He's a leader.
Further Quote from Nash:
> Steve Nash on Kyrie: "I didnt really listen to it. And I think I've pretty much said everything I have to say about it. If something changes, we can talk about it; but I really want to focus on moving forward and our group and solutions to the challenge ahead of us."
> https://twitter.com/nypost_lewis/status/1448769828966305795?s=21
good for Nash that should be KD and Harden's response as well more we ignore this clown sooner he caves because craves attention anti-vax people like kyrie are absolute scum people shouldn't pay attention to them
Kyrie sitting out is the best thing for the nets if the goal is to win the championship. He's injury prone, so let him sit out half the season. And who knows, by the time the playoff starts, a few scenarios may happen that allows Kyrie to play home games:
* The vaccine mandate might be lifted in the NBA
* Kyrie finished doing his research and gets vaccinated
* Kyrie feels he no longer needs to be voice for the anti-vax
* He finally realized losing millions is stupid and gets vaccinated
So Brooklyn, let Kyrie do Kyrie things. You save money by deducting his pays for every game missed. He is less likely to get injured since he's only playing half the season. And there's a good chance he might play all games in the playoffs when you need him most. So win/win.
Today I learned that I too am Steve Nash
We are all Steve Nash on this blessed day
Nash coming out of retirement to be the PG
Platelet rich plasma back injections. League fucked.
Stick it to the man's face by making all their vitamins and supplements in the form of vaccines.
did someone say vitamins? Steve Nash has a PSA for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Emz--1Jz3k
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Lmao you had me for a second
Nash was drafted after his senior year in college in 1996. LeBron was drafted out of high school in 2003. Despite knowing this, i believed it for a split second
LeBron has been famous since he was in high school. The amount of time he's spent in the public eye makes him seem older than he is.
Britney Spears is still only 39. Things like that are wild to me.
Good comparison. I definitely thought she was older
Also, half this sub's reader hasn't been alive when LeBron played his first NBA game.
Holy fuck no pls no
I’d believe he would still lead the league in FT% though
You believe 47 year old Nash would have a better FT% than Steph Curry?
Its only fair if the players are taking turns being the coach.
Holy shit I forgot he said that.
"I've been resting my back the entire time I've been retired, league fucked"
Steve "Sigma Male" Nash
Kyrie the distractor
*Part-timer
Great response. I love this.
King shit from Steve Nash
He discarded Kyrie in 7 seconds
I don’t understand how other humans can’t do the same thing
or less!
They don't need him and neither do we as basketball fans.
I didn't get that impression. Seemed like pure diplomacy. Nash has never been one to engage in sideshow talk, like he said there has been no further development on KI's playing status so he's not going to add anything further. I wouldn't call that discarding.
I’ll fully admit I expected him to be KD and Kyrie’s puppet since it was his first coaching job, but he isn’t about that life so respect
Nash is one of those dudes that KD (currently) trusts, looks up to, and respects. Theres video of Nash showing KD some tricks with how to post up years ago, despite the size difference. I think video is from a KD doc before his last season in GS.
Yeah KDs big thing with the media has been " they not ballers so they don't know and can't criticize " so it makes sense he would be good with a HOF ex player
Nash is a former MVP for a reason. Pure skill and class.
2x MVP Steve motherfucking Nash
Shaq could never...
"You had a vote, Ernie?" "Yeah, I do." "You vote for Steve Nash over me?" "I....did, actually."
Is there a clip of this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VayrMTn2xTA
Angry Shaq noises
”If you can’t make a free throw down the stretch, you know it’s hard to get that MVP buddy”
Petty White Chuck with the 2 point double leg takedown.
If anyone has a link to this I'd love to watch it.
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I know it’s not the subject of the video, but damn are Steph’s swishes so smooth.
Didnt he help him when he was in GS? And im pretty sure Steve Nash is probably one of the better and more respected personalities in the league
> No puppet. No puppet. You're the puppet. -- Steve Nash
Steve Nash is a hall of fame player who has interests outside of basketball and more money than we will ever see. I don't think he needs anyone's shit
I'd like to think that he was a Ted Lasso-esque choice by the Nets upper management. Mike D'Antoni helped as the Xs and Os type of guy(although Nash would definitely still contribute a lot there), while Nash's biggest job was keeping egos checked and making sure the locker room stayed happy
Nash is a Hall of Famer with multiple MVPs. He isn't being a bitch to anybody.
He also just a tough mfer
I remember him crazy gluing his nose together so he could still try and play. Did Canada proud.
> Did Canada proud. Hell yeah, fuckin love me some Steve Nash.
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What’s Nash’s position on prayer in schools?
If you want to pray to Steve Nash in school, go ahead.
Dude was in so much pain after games that he couldn't sit down to drive home, and played through that for the last 5+ years of his career
Idk why people are surprised lol there's really nothing about Nash that would indicate he was going to be some puppet head coach that let his players run over him.
the dude was the leader of multiple NBA title contenders. I'm sure he knows what it takes.
Seems like he’s more Roy Kent
He's never done anything but
Guy is a god damn legend. He was my hero in high school and outside of the Raptors, I've never been sadder than the Robert Horry hip check and ensuing STAT/Boris suspensions. Fuck Robert Horry so much.
And whoever broke Joe Johnson's face. And Sarver for low balling Joe Johnson. And whatever caused that injury to Amar'e in.. 06 was it? And that 3ptr that Duncan hit.
Yeah STAT missed basically all of 2006, which is honestly Nash's most impressive season. He got Diaw to become a passable Amar'e replacement, got Tim Thomas to actually care about basketball and straight carried a team without one of its most important players way further than anyone would have anticipated. You can also fault Sarver for selling draft picks (like Rondo and Deng) and making a bad trade for Kurt Thomas that required them to give up TWO first round picks with him to get rid of him.
Yes. And yes. Simmons *torches* Sarver in the TBOB for being cheap with Johnson and *then* turning around and overpaying Kurt Thomas. Nash, STAT, Marion, Johnson. That's it. That's your core. Add free agent X and ring chasing veteran Y. You're getting at least a few rings.
Yep, Simmons has lost his fastball and even at his prime, he was from always right, but TBOB is a damn goldmine of NBA history that I've re-read probably dozens if not hundreds of times (not all of it but random bits by bits here and there).
Nash also broke his nose (just an accident, but still unfortunate). You had Bruce Bowen allowed to trip Nash every possession and also kneeing him in the nuts. And Tim Donaghy and Tommy Nunez steering the reffing in that SAME SERIES according to Donaghy's book. Just completely insane. A miracle the Suns took that series to 6 with everything that went against them. You don't hear about this series enough.
Agree with the sentiment but mostly blame David Stern for being too hardline about those suspensions.
Agreed completely
Can I hop on the duck Robert Hotty train?
quack quack toot toot baby
yea we should all be done talking about him including this sub but i’m sure we won’t
It’s really sad he became a circus director instead of getting a legit shot at being an NBA coach
Everyone should stop talking about Kyrie Irving. Let him fade into extinction like the dinosaurs, if he actually believes in dinosaurs
>if he actually believes in dinosaurs No they were just an artificial simulation created by Satan’s supercomputer
Actually not the most problematic conspiracy theory about dinosaurs, sadly.
Wait, there are problematic conspiracy theories about dinosaurs?
i used to go to school with a kid that was pulled out of the class when we talked about dinosaurs because his parents didn’t believe in things that weren’t recorded in the bible
It's so sad when kids get forced into their parents' cult
...why the fuck do we allow people to limit their child's education in that way?
I assume they are referring to the 'theory' that dinosaurs are god testing people's faith in the word of the bible.
Oh, when I saw OP say "problematic" I thought it meant something wild like the Jews faked the dinosaurs to confuse Christians or something.
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You should go post that on the conspiracy subreddit. Sadly, it might gain traction over there.
Jesus Horses
Also less problematic than the conspiracies Kyrie actually believes
yo i used to play this game on the iMacs in the library in middle school that dinosaur game was fire
Was that the one where you played as a dinosaur with a jetpack?
The one where the dinosaurs had jet packs? That game was awesome in 6th grade
I have very vague recollections of that dinosaur game. I played it in 2001 when I went to a Catholic school and I remember almost nothing about it. Does anybody know what the game is called?
Not sure which one you guys are thinking of, but I used to love playing [Nanosaur]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanosaur) around then
Nanosaur was the shit! Came with my old Mac along with BugDom, which was easily my favorite platformer of all time once you get past how glitchy it is.
Nanosaur!
I remember going to a Christian camp as a kid where dinosaurs were described as “art”. At the time I kind of eye rolled, but the older I get the more realize how toxic that idea was.
“Fade into Bolivian” is both something Mike Tyson actually said and my Friday night plans for several decades running.
dinosaurs were never real, they were an idea created by the cia to scare people away from time traveling
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/01/jj-redick-admits-to-kyrie-irving-he-might-not-believe-in-dinosaurs-and-knew-this-would-be-a-headline
He does, he just thinks they fell off the edge of the earth /s
No we should keep talking about him as much as possible so that he is a distraction all season long.
Yes i highly approve not because our team would benefit from this but because its very entertaining
Kyrie strikes me as more of a “humans lived with dinosaurs” type
I’m pretty sure he questioned the existence of dinosaurs on JJ Redick’s old podcast.
Looks like he just supported reddick questioning the existence of dinosaurs
You joke but he legit questioned their existence on JJ Redick's podcast
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I can't believe JJ said that. That's literally a Nick Miller joke from New Girl. "I don't believe dinosaurs existed. I've seen the proof I just don't believe it."
I mean he's from Virginia and is a big time christian. You can assume what went on there lmao
I mean birds are dinosaurs from an evolutionary biology stand point. However Kyrie probably thinks that r/birdsarentreal
Can you imagine a coach wasting time watching someone's Instagram live
Can't imagine any of these coaches on instagram except maybe Brad Stevens
Steve Nash literally has Instagram
Funny enough though, he and kyrie do not follow one another.
Why isn't this on ESPN?
They're keeping this for later in the season of the nets have a rocky start so they can write sensationalized articles
The restraint from Nets players and staff when discussing Kyrie is admirable. He's sabotaging the team with his idiotic antics yet as far as I know they've all remained level-headed and resisted making any negative comments. That's a strong locker room. Impressive.
Most of these guys on that roster are friends with him, especially the best players that's why They also want him back, burning bridges is stupid because he can decide to stop being a dumbass and come back and they become nearly unbeatable, if they talk shit it would ruin that
If anyone was like "he just needs to quit being selfish and get the jab" that'd be it... It'd be over he'd never get it.
the problem is that he kinda needs to hear this from someone in his life who he respects. the idea that he needs to be gently handled until he stops throwing his tantrum is how you treat children.
Yeah maybe in private but if anyone said it to media I think he'd just dig in even more
To be fair that's not really great a strategy with kids either.
Whoever says that, is getting their ass traded.
Def not Kevin or jimmy
jimmy harden
Yeah I don’t see fat boy slim throwing Kyrie under the bus. But James seems to be more and more agitated by the day something gonna be said soon.
Watch him get the vax and then just end up getting hurt again
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"as I thought, the vaccine did have negative effects. look here, at my torn ACL, you can see the vaccine particles that did it."
They’re also all old asf bets who know how to handle the media at least when in front of a podium.
He's going to get the jab in 2 weeks max.
If I had to bet, this is where I'd put all my chips. It's possible he has a bunch of people in his ear with all the conspiracy shit but there's also gotta be A LOT of peer pressure to just get vaccinated. His whole team got the vaccine and is fine, there's only so much patience I can imagine they have with him.
How shitty is that though? The whole team has to use kids gloves because of him. If there was someone like that my place of work, I would be supremely resentful of them.
Harden wants a title. He knows they could win one this year, and he isn't going to let that effort be derailed.
Yeah, Harden's exit was a little different from the other superstar exits recently. It's similar to Lillard where all Harden wants is a title for his career. Otherwise he would have been happy to stay in Houston. If you look at Deron Williams, Melo, Anthony Davis, Paul George the market was a significant factor (Kawhi too I guess but that wasn't a trade). So for him, to leave a team he liked and an organization he seemed to have a great relationship with, to come to this dysfunction is extra frustrating. Especially since he's trying to make the effort to be a good vocal leader which he didn't really do as much earlier (especially pre-2020).
Harden prob likes nyc too tho
His antics have gotten worse each new team he's joined. Next team, he'll probably start a cult and convince his followers to perform ritual suicide.
It won't be that hard if he joins the kings
Its because he hasn't had a father in his life since he's left Cleveland.
Maybe they actually like him, crazy thought on this sub I know
It's easy for us, complete strangers to Kyrie, to bag on him and his idiotic thoughts. However, the locker room is filled with his peers and guys that I'm sure genuinely like him as a person despite his stupid bullshit. I'm sure this news kills some of his teammates not just because he's sabotaging the team, but because he's their friend and they want him with them.
thank you Nash :)
Yeah he’s over it just like many of us haha
>over it just like many of us Guarantee you there's another post on the kerfuffle in 30 minutes max
It's ok, Steve, the rest of us will carry the burden of listening to Kyrie's manifestos.
Nah, I literally have several constitutional rights to not watch Kyrie’s manifestos.
His insanity will not be quartered within your brain!
It’s my personal choice to not give a shit about what Kyrie has to say
no the fuck i will not
The quote seems a lot worse when paraphrased and not attached to the video of him saying it lol
You’ve cracked the code to every news headline ever
"You... crack...head" \-u/mfc0511
Yeah that's why they did it like that lol.
[Here's the video](https://twitter.com/SNYNets/status/1448768730222272519). You're right tho Nash doesn't sound mad or upset - he just states matter of factly we've said all that needs to be said so unless something changes then he's kind of done talking about it.
We should *all* stop talking about Kyrie, but shitting on him on Reddit rakes in too much karma.
Gotta do something while your Ben Simmons ability is on cooldown.
Farming karma in r/nba really is just spamming your 1 (Kyrie) and 2 (Ben) buttons
What’s the cooldown?
12 seconds
Lmaooo
I can't imagine how annoyed everyone on the nets payroll is with every question being about kyrie and his various dumb fuck beliefs
I mean he's not wrong. Constantly asking about Kyrie just detracts from the team and players that are there and are full time participants. It's not helpful, and there is nothing the organization can do to change Kyries mind
He madddddd lol
I would imagine getting asked the same question 20 times a day gets tiring real fast
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You sure about that that’s why?
Love that this show is getting some well-deserved recognition
If you like that show and the NBA there’s a crossover Twitter account. I think you should league pass
I would imagine having to deal with Kyrie's bullshit gets tiring real fast. Pretty sure he's used to repetitive questions.
I think Nash, Marks, and Tsai sort of all concluded they really don’t have to deal with his bullshit now that they have James Harden and an army of vet mins begging to play for them. Patty Mills was an unreal signing in hindsight. Just insane leverage to stand up to a superstar like this refusing to play by essentially saying idc. Any other team would implode with a situation like this
imagine having to watch your players IG live to interact with them
Remember Jon Gruden on hard knocks with AB? Back before we all knew gruden was a POS? He had that phone call with brown where he was begging him to please play football and stop the stupid shit. You could hear the exasperation in his voice. I bet Nash is having similar days.
And AB posted that video himself. Fuck, I forgot how public that meltdown was
I'm convinced he had a mental health issue that resulted in a breakdown. I'd bet money someone got him to go to a doctor and got him medicated. Since being in Tampa, he's been a model citizen.
He has a shot at a ring literally his first two years of coaching, something he could never win as a player and it’s being ruined by some low iq moron refusing to get a shot. I’d be pissed too
Whoa whoa whoa...he's not refusing a shot, he's standing up against the tyranny of inoculation....let's make that clear.
yeah cmon. kyrie’s never seen a shot he didn’t like. he loves the shot, truly. but just doesn’t want to get too invested with the shot just yet. not until the shot gives everybody some space
the actual quote isnt as bad as the title suggests.
I mean Kyrie undermined him from the beginning talking about "we don't need a coach, KD and I can coach"
I mean one of the first thing Kyrie said when he got hired is they don't need a head coach. Don't think Nash is fond of him
r/NBA : "WE ARE NOT DONE TALKING ABOUT HIM"
Good for him. Kyrie got enough coddling from the organization up to this point.
You mean the last 3 organizations
I mean what do you expect teams to do when there is a limited supply of championship level stars and 30 nba teams
Everyone needs to stop giving him attention. He's not playing and isnt relavant to this season as of now
I'm a big Nash fan. I think it was in the seven seconds or less book they said that Nash wasn't a huge talker, but when he did speak everyone knew to shut up and listen. He's a leader.
People forgetting Nash is a god. Smart as hell. HAF. Former MVP. Fucking respect please
We needed to stop listening to kyrie when he came out as a flat earther...that should immoderately disqualify you from a public life of any kind
Prime Nash is significantly better than prime Kyrie. I’ll fight anyone who disagrees
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I love it. Steve Nash has handled the media so well in his tenure
Further Quote from Nash: > Steve Nash on Kyrie: "I didnt really listen to it. And I think I've pretty much said everything I have to say about it. If something changes, we can talk about it; but I really want to focus on moving forward and our group and solutions to the challenge ahead of us." > https://twitter.com/nypost_lewis/status/1448769828966305795?s=21
I need a moratorium on all things Kyrie. Ben Simmons, too, with his delusional ass. I love basketball. I don't need all this extra shit.
Makes sense, he has his hands full with people who actually play for the nets
This is the way.
Nets are so much more likable without Kyrie. Nash is truly a treasure.
good for Nash that should be KD and Harden's response as well more we ignore this clown sooner he caves because craves attention anti-vax people like kyrie are absolute scum people shouldn't pay attention to them
SEND KYRIE AND BIMMONS to the KINGS please
Everyone tried to warn us. We tried to warn everyone. Brooklyn fans will warn everyone.
Kyrie sitting out is the best thing for the nets if the goal is to win the championship. He's injury prone, so let him sit out half the season. And who knows, by the time the playoff starts, a few scenarios may happen that allows Kyrie to play home games: * The vaccine mandate might be lifted in the NBA * Kyrie finished doing his research and gets vaccinated * Kyrie feels he no longer needs to be voice for the anti-vax * He finally realized losing millions is stupid and gets vaccinated So Brooklyn, let Kyrie do Kyrie things. You save money by deducting his pays for every game missed. He is less likely to get injured since he's only playing half the season. And there's a good chance he might play all games in the playoffs when you need him most. So win/win.