Nets’ Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 after he reportedly attended a birthday party maskless.
NBA Reporter Malika Andrews posted a statement Friday from the NBA on Twitter that said Irving had violated the “league’s health and safety protocols,” which among other things “prohibits attending indoor social gatherings of 15 or more people or entering bars, lounges, clubs or similar establishments.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Kyrie Irving Fined $50k For Maskless Partying, Can Return To Team Saturday https://t.co/2GS3BK08ea
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 15, 2021
“Irving will forfeit salary for any games he missed due to his five-day quarantine period, which will allow him to return to team activities on Saturday Jan. 16, if he continues to test negative,” the statement added. (RELATED: Kevin Durant Reveals He’ll Wear Number 7 For The Brooklyn Nets)
Irving will have to forfeit the salary for the games he missed in a five day quarantine, which ends Saturday, the league says. https://t.co/cig2FhmZiU
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) January 15, 2021
Shortly after Andrew’s post, Nets’ Reporter, Billy Reinhardt, tweeted that “Kyrie Irving will return and play tomorrow.”
Kyrie Irving will return and play tomorrow. https://t.co/lUsZo0fj3K
— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) January 15, 2021
As previously reported, the league said it was investigating the NBA player after video surfaced of Irving attending a maskless birthday party for his sister earlier this week, per TMZ.
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Videos have surfaced of Kyrie Irving at a large birthday gathering alongside his sister, Asia.
Kyrie’s sister & dad have birthdays this week.
Given the size of the gathering & now public nature of it, Kyrie might now have to undergo a quarantine period before returning. https://t.co/McrYtFH9XK pic.twitter.com/U4T1KAvMTl
— Billy Reinhardt (@BillyReinhardt) January 12, 2021
In addition to the $50,000 fine, the Nets’ player also must forfeit the salary for those two games he missed, which reportedly adds up to $816,898, according to insider Bobby Marks, per the report.
