Nets’ Kyrie Irving could make one-game cameo at NBA All-Star game
Kyrie Irving可能在NBA全明星賽中登場出賽
When the ballot for the 2022 NBA All-Star game is released, multiple sources
have confirmed to The Post that Kyrie Irving is expected to be on it.
That leaves open the possibility that the Nets star could make his first,
last and only appearance of the season in the All-Star Game. It’s unlikely
and seems crazy, which pretty much makes it par for the course with the way
Irving’s year has gone.
多位消息人士向紐約時報証實，KI會在2022年全
明星賽的票選名單中。若是順利入選明星賽，此
戰將成為KI本賽季的第一次也是唯一一次出賽。
雖然這件事聽起來不太可能發生，但也很符合KI
今年給大家帶來的驚喜。
When the NBA updated its All-Star voting process, all players on the rosters
were put on the ballot. Both league and team sources indicated that because
Irving is still on the Nets’ official roster — sent home but not suspended
— he won’t be an exception, despite not having played a second for the Nets
this season.
“We came into the season, we spent almost two weeks with a different team.
We lose Kyrie, now it’s a totally different situation,” head coach Steve
Nash said. “We’re just trying to build a new team and trying to work at it
with this group. It’s a big hole and everyone’s got to step up a level and
a notch in minutes and responsibility.”
聯盟與球隊的消息人士都指出，所有在球員名單
上的人都能參加明星賽的投票，而KI依舊是籃網
隊的正式球員，雖閒置家中但沒有被停賽，因此
即便KI今年完全沒出賽也可以參加全明星票選。
Nash說了一些沒有KI很艱難大家一起努力的話。
The league isn’t currently expected to take any unprecedented action to
stave off that possibility, though these are nearly unprecedented
circumstances.
If Irving does get voted on, one would have to go all the way back to 1992 to
find a situation even vaguely similar. Magic Johnson was forced to retire due
to HIV, but got voted into the All-Star game and had 25 points and nine
assists to earn MVP honors.
Irving’s case is a little different, but every bit as unique
目前聯盟不會採取任何措施來避免這件事的可能
性，如果KI真的被選入明星賽，那也只有1992年
魔術強森因為愛滋病被迫退役，當年又被選入明
星賽並得到25分和9助攻還獲得MVP這件事能和
這次KI事件找到些許相似之處。
KI人生雖然有些不同，但是情況更獨特。
The 29-year-old has been point guard non grata due to his refusal to get a
COVID-19 vaccine. New York City mandates bar him from playing at Barclays
Center or the Garden until he relents. That seems unlikely to happen anytime
soon.
The Nets have shelved Irving and told him he can return when he’s “a full
participant” — either by getting vaccinated or the city lifting its
mandates.
KI因為拒絕施打疫苗而成為不受歡迎的控衛，除
非他的態度有所軟化，否則紐約市的防疫規範會
持續禁止他在巴克萊中心出賽，不過KI似乎也不
會軟化。籃網目前也決定放置play，他們對KI說
只有在KI能夠全程參與時，才能回來參加比賽