NEW YORK, NY—A somber mood swept over Madison Square Garden prior to a clash between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets. The tragic news of Kobe Bryant‘s death is hitting the NBA, but Sunday’s games will go on as scheduled.
Kyrie Irving will miss Sunday’s game for personal reasons, which was first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. Irving and Bryant developed an incredibly close bond throughout the years and head coach Kenny Atkinson alluded to this during a pregame statement.