Brooklyn Nets security guard Kyrie Irving was fined $ 50,000 for violating the league’s health and safety protocols and ordered to participate in a five-day quarantine, the division’s president announced Friday. the NBA, Byron Spruell.
Irving could return to the team activities Saturday if he continues to test negative for COVID-19, and sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Irving is expected to play in Saturday’s game against the Orlando Magic.
Irving has been out of the team in his last five games for personal reasons. The Nets have not released details of Irving’s absence, but general manager Sean Marks said on Thursday that the point guard said he would like to return to the team.
Irving has violated protocols by attending a private indoor party last weekend, according to a statement from the NBA. The statement quoted the competition’s rules against “attending indoor social gatherings of 15 or more people or entering bars, lounges, clubs or similar establishments.”
According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, he will lose $ 816,898 in salary for the two games he missed this week due to his quarantine.
Irving’s new teammate, James Harden, was fined $ 50,000 in December for a violation of the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols after the league watched a video of him socializing in a club without a mask.