Star's mystery absence after trade bombshell

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Kyrie Irving volition not play for the Brooklyn Nets connected Sunday, a time aft helium told the squad helium would similar to beryllium traded.

The Nets said Irving's lack was owed to close calf soreness, adding him to the wounded study for their crippled against Washington. Irving had not been listed connected the study connected
Saturday.

Brooklyn manager Jacque Vaughn said earlier the crippled that helium was unsure if Irving would beryllium astatine Barclays Center for the game. Vaughn did accidental Irving “was not astatine the walkthrough".

He wouldn't speculate if Irving would beryllium disposable for the Nets' 2 remaining games earlier the commercialized deadline, which is connected Friday.

“I’m conscionable going to beryllium acrophobic astir (the Wizards),” Vaughn said. “I’m not going to complicate this happening astatine all.”

Irving asked the Nets for a commercialized connected Saturday, a idiosyncratic with cognition of the details told The Associated Press. The All-Star has been frustrated that the Nets person frankincense acold refused to springiness him an hold connected his interaction that expires aft this season.

Vaughn said helium spoke with Irving and the remainder of the team, anterior to the prima guard's commercialized petition becoming public. However, it was not a taxable of speech betwixt the manager and his team.

“Our conversations were much than basketball,” said Vaughn. “Life, checking successful connected them. I ne'er privation to speculate however a subordinate feels. Their feelings are their feelings. And I'll ever validate that... truthful I won't speculate.”

Kevin Durant is inactive sidelined due to the fact that of a sprained genu ligament, and Ben Simmons and TJ Warren volition each besides miss their 4th consecutive crippled with near genu soreness and a near shin contusion, respectively.

Simmons was downgraded aft antecedently being listed arsenic questionable. Warren was initially listed arsenic doubtful, which changed to retired astir an hr earlier crippled time.

When asked if helium had received a timetable erstwhile to expect Simmons to beryllium capable to play, Vaughn said, “I deliberation we're inching toward that way. It's truly time to day.

"He'll get backmost connected the tribunal tomorrow. Hopefully helium feels a comfortableness level and responds to the enactment time to get him adjacent to playing these adjacent 2 games.”

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