ESPN.com · Feb 4, 2023
Nets' Kyrie Irving out with calf soreness after trade request
NEW YORK -- One day after he requested a trade, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will not play in Saturday's game against the Washington Wizards because of right calf soreness, the team announced.
On Friday, Irving told the Nets that he wants out of Brooklyn ahead of Thursday's trade deadline after failing to negotiate terms on a long-term contract extension, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Irving was not initially listed on the first injury report Friday, but he will now miss his third game this season because of injury -- he also missed eight games due to suspension in November -- as the drama and intrigue around his future in Brooklyn grows prior to next week's trade deadline.