Nash on Kyrie Irving return: ‘The boundaries are the same as they were before the recent reports’

Kyrie Irving has been the talk of the town. First, it was The Athletic’s Shams Charania reporting that the Nets have some “renewed optimism” about Irving’s return and that he and Kevin Durant have been corresponding regularly about his fit on the team. Charania made it clear that the Nets’ players and coaches would welcome him back with open arms.

That said, no resolution to Brooklyn’s Kai-sized problem was provided in Charani’s article. Irving could return as a full-time player by getting vaccinated, which Shams himself has shot down numerous times in his reporting. It doesn’t appear as if the Nets will be reversing their course by allowing him to join part-time for road games, at least…