Irving好久不見！來聽聽籃網上下對他的愛與支持
Kyrie Irving目前看來對於拒絕施打疫苗的立場仍然沒有任何鬆動跡象，尤其在最新變種病毒Omicron出現之後，我們想要看到這位才華洋溢的後衛上場打球似乎更加遙遙無期。
儘管如此，籃網仍給予Irving充份的愛。無論是球隊股東Joe與Clara Wu Tsai還有隊友DeAndre’ Bembry，他們的發言都沒有想讓Irving感受到任何壓力，即使有所期待但還是給他空間去做他想做的。
引用Clara Wu Tsai：Kyrie在當地和全世界都做了很多偉大的慈善工作，他非常關心人們。多年來，他和我就我們關心的問題進行了很多次交流。關於社會正義和賦予女性在NBA的工作權力，這些都是他真正關心的事情，我們確實為此建立起聯繫。我不得不說，我真的很想念在球場上見到Kyrie，並期待他重新加入我們。”
球隊大老闆蔡崇信在日前也說過，他對Irving有足夠的耐心等待。
引用蔡崇信：“我有耐心！他在球隊裡不是嗎？他在名單上，他只是不在場上。身在一個團隊運動的環境中，你必須對各式各樣的事保有耐心。”我與Kyrie保持聯繫，但我們並沒有真正談論籃球。”
總教練Steve Nash最近在接受《華盛頓郵報》採訪時也說，“只要保持著聯繫，確保他一切都好。”
Irving的公開露面顯然有所限制。某次露面是在保德信中心的Seton Hall籃球比賽中看到他坐在場邊，先前有一段他在新澤西某學校踢足球的視頻。自從10月14日他在Instagram直播視頻宣布他對疫苗接種的立場後，Irving一直保持著沉默。
在西頓霍爾的比賽中與Irving坐在一起的退役球員Tim Thomas表示Irving一直在鍛煉，2人目前正在討論一個關新澤西籃球的相關計劃。籃網隊友Bembry則事分享了他如何看待Irving的處境。
引用Bembry：“我知道他的手機訊息現在應該爆炸了，我試著給他空間，因為我知道他只是有時候需要他的空間來整理他的想法和能量。在大多數情況下，我肯定會在這段時間發幾條訊息給他，只是確認一下並確保他很好。
我知道他很好，我知道他會解決這個問題並度過難關。但在大多數情況下，就像我說的試著給他空間，因為我知道這是怎麼回事。我知道他的很多家人、朋友、粉絲和所有人都在打電話給他，所以試著給他一點空間來處理這一切。”
引用“如果你了解Kyrie，你就會知道他喜歡他的個人空間，這能夠幫助他解決這個問題，因為顯然我們都希望他回來。但更重要的是他現在的決定以及他想做什麼。所以我們真的不能做太多。我們只是為他祈禱，希望他能回歸。”
相較於許多網友對於Irving的批評，或是部份籃網球迷認為他的自私行為將導致球隊無法奪冠，籃網從上到下相較起來是更多像是對於一個朋友的支持。或許Irving內心也有很多煎熬，但當事人永遠是感受最多壓力的，人生是由自己掌握與承擔，願Irving能找到所有問題的解答。祝福他。
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引用“Kyrie has done great philanthropic work both locally and globally and he cares so much about humanity. He and I have had several conversations over the years about issues that we care about. namely social justice and empowering women and women of the NBA,” said Wu Tsai, herself a founding partner of the Meek Mill-inspired REFORM Alliance.
“These are things he really cares about and we’ve really connected over that. I have to say that I really miss seeing Kyrie on the court and looking forward to having him rejoin us.”
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引用“I have all the patience!” said the Nets owner when asked what was his level of patience. “He’s on the team right? He’s on the roster. He’s just not on the court. You’re in an environment where this is a team sport You have to have patience with all sorts of things.”
“I stay in touch with Kyrie, but we don’t really talk about basketball,” coach Steve Nash said recently when asked by The Post, “Just stay in touch and make sure everything is good with him.”
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引用I know his phone’s getting blown up at this time,” DeAndre’ Bembry told Lewis. “So I try to give him his space, because I know he’s just one of those people that needs his space sometimes to collect his thoughts and his energy and stuff. So for the most part, I definitely sent him a couple messages over this time to just check up on him, make sure he’s good.
“I know he’s good, I know he’ll figure this out and get through it. But for the most part, like I said, I try to give him his space, because I know I know how this could be. I know a lot of his family’s calling him, friends, fans and all type of people; so try to give them a little bit of space with all of this that’s going on.”