"Will Kyrie Irving play tonight?" That's going to be a regular question during the rest of the 2021-22 NBA season.
Irving, who has not been vaccinated for COVID-19, has not played before the start of the regular season due to the Brooklyn Nets' decision not to allow him to participate because of New York's vaccine mandate.
This decision changed in mid-December, as the Nets announced that Irving would rejoin the team as a part-time player for games outside New York and Toronto.
New York City's mandate allows Irving to practice at home but not play in games, while Canadian law mandates that all visitors entering the country be vaccinated. In San Francisco, anyone over the age of 12 must show proof of full vaccination before entering any large-scale event—including an NBA game at the Golden State Warriors Chase Center—but the law requires visiting teams. does not apply to members of
This makes Irving eligible to play in 22 of the Nets' remaining regular-season games, away from Brooklyn. Here's a game-by-game breakdown of when we can see Kyrie don a suit in a Nets uniform.
January (8 games)
- Wednesday | at Pacers | 7:30 p.m. ET
- Mon., Jan. 10 | at Trail Blazers | 10 p.m.
- Wed., Jan. 12 | at Bulls | 10 p.m.
- Mon., Jan. 17 | at Cavaliers | 3 p.m.
- Wed., Jan. 19 | at Wizards | 7 p.m.
- Fri., Jan. 21 | at Spurs | 8:30 p.m.
- Sun., Jan. 23 | at Timberwolves | 8 p.m.
- Sat., Jan. 29 | at Warriors | 8:30 p.m.
February (7 games)
- Tue., Feb. 1 | at Suns | 10 p.m.
- Wed., Feb. 2 | at Kings | 10 p.m.
- Fri., Feb. 4 | at Jazz | 9 p.m.
- Sun., Feb. 6 | at Nuggets | 3:30 p.m.
- Thu., Feb. 10 | at Wizards | 7 p.m.
- Sat., Feb. 12 | at Heat | 8 p.m.
- Sat., Feb. 26 | at Bucks | 8:30 p.m.
March (6 games)
- Sun., March 6 | at Celtics | 1 p.m.
- Tue., March 8 | at Hornets | 7 p.m.
- Thu., March 10 | at 76ers | 7:30 p.m.
- Tue., March 15 | at Magic | 7 p.m.
- Wed., March 23 | at Grizzlies | 7:30 p.m.
- Sat., March 26 | at Heat | 8 p.m.
April (1 game)
- Sat., April 2 | at Hawks | 7:30 p.m.