Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $ 50,000 for violating league safety and health protocols and was ordered to participate in a five-day quarantine, the operations president announced Friday. the NBA league, Byron Spruell.
Irving would be allowed to return to team activities on Saturday if he remains negative for COVID-19, and sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Irving is expected to play Saturday’s game against the Orlando Magic. .
Irving has been out of the team for the past five games for personal reasons. The Nets have not disclosed details about Irving’s absence, but general manager Sean Marks said Thursday that the guard has said he hopes to return to the team.
According to an NBA statement, Irving violated the protocols by attending a private party last weekend. The statement notes the league’s rules against “attending covered social gatherings of 15 or more people or entering bars, lounges, clubs or similar establishments.”
Irving will lose $ 816,898 salary for the two games he lost this week due to his quarantine, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
Irving’s new teammate James Harden received a $ 50,000 fine in December for a violation of NBA’s COVID-19 protocols after the league reviewed the video of his maskless socialization at a club.