The Brooklyn Nets have made it abundantly clear that they won't be letting Kyrie Irving off the hook lightly. The organization has slapped the embattled star with a long list of “measures” that he is now required to adhere to before the Nets even consider reinstating him.
Apparently, all this could prove to be the beginning of the end for Irving. According to NBA insider Marc Stein (paywalled), the Nets may have purposefully established this list under the premise that Kyrie would likely be unwilling or unable to fulfill them:
There is growing pessimism in various corners of the league that Kyrie Irving will ever play for the Nets again. After initially moving so slowly to sanction Irving for his ongoing support of a movie widely regarded as anti-Semitic and described Thursday by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as containing “vile and harmful content,” Brooklyn has gone the other way, assembling a list of what the team terms six “remedial measures” that must be completed before Irving can be reinstated. There is a feeling among some close to the process, I'm told, that the list was crafted with the knowledge that Irving would be unlikely to complete all six and thus could conceivably subject himself to potential outright release.
Not only do the Nets want Irving to issue a verbal public apology to the media for his decision to promote an antisemitic movie, but among other things, the team also wants him to meet with owner Joe Tsai to demonstrate that he will no longer engage in this type of behavior moving forward.
Kyrie Irving is a very proud man, and this is going to be very difficult for him to accomplish, to say the least. It would not be surprising at all if he opts not to adhere to these requirements, which will give the Nets enough motivation to potentially terminate his contract.
At this point, it’s very much possible that Irving has already played his last game for the Nets.
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