As the start of the NBA season nears, Nets forward Kevin Durant remains hopeful that teammate Kyrie Irving's stalemate with Brooklyn would be resolved.
"It's on me to focus on me and do my job and let those two parties handle that situation," Durant said after Thursday's preseason victory over Minnesota. "I want our whole team together, I want us at full strength, but sometimes it don't work out that way, but I'm still positive that things will work out best for both parties."
Following general manager Sean Marks's decision that Irving's non-compliance with New York City's COVID-19 vaccination mandate would make him ineligible to play or practice with the Nets, Durant told reporters that he hasn't spoken to the seven-time All-Star guard.