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- Unvaccinated Kyrie Irving paid for his own courtside seats to watch the Nets-Knicks game because he was not allowed to play due to NYC private sector vaccine mandate.
- LeBron James showed support for Irving on Twitter amid the NYC mandate situation.
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LeBron James and Kyrie Irving may have ended their playing relationship on bad terms, but LeBron is currently showing support for his former teammate.
On Sunday afternoon, Irving was forced to watch the Nets-Knicks game as a spectator because he’s still not allowed to play in New York City due to the city’s private sector vaccine mandate.
As reported on ABC: Kyrie Irving is expected to be in Barclays Center today but he will not be on the bench with the team. He will be sitting in his purchased, courtside seats.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) March 13, 2022
Kyrie Irving sitting courtside for the Nets-Knicks game, in a game he can't play in because of NYC private sector Vaxx mandate pic.twitter.com/9vgG1rEBq2
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 13, 2022
Kyrie even followed the team into the locker room during halftime, even though he wasn’t allowed to play in the game due to the city’s laws.
“Fan” Kyrie Irving just followed the team into the locker room tunnel pic.twitter.com/eZWzG0dpvS
— Depressed Nets Fan (@DepressedNets) March 13, 2022
Kyrie Irving is joining his Nets teammates and coaches in the locker room at halftime, sources say.
Irving is able to move freely inside Barclays Center as a spectator — a special one, at that — but is not able to play. https://t.co/B6968bSZa7
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 13, 2022
During the game, LeBron voiced his support for Kyrie on Twitter amid the NYC vaccine mandate situation.
FACTS FACTS FACTS!! It literally makes ABSOLUTELY ZERO SENSE!!! They say if common sense was common then we’d all have it. Ain’t that the truth. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ #FreeKyrie https://t.co/EhAcjuMrsL
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 13, 2022