Durant Criticizes NYC Mayor On Mandate After Irving Attends

Kyrie Irving was a spectator at Barclays Center for the first time this season Sunday.

Kevin Durant is calling on New York City Mayor Eric Adams to figure out what the Brooklyn Nets feel is a confusing vaccine mandate that now allows Kyrie Irving to attend but not play in their home games.

Irving was a spectator at Barclays Center for the first time this season Sunday, sitting across from the Nets bench for Brooklyn's 110-107 victory over the New York Knicks. Durant scored a season-high 53 points, then took aim at Adams with his postgame comments, even saying the mayor just wanted attention.

"It's ridiculous. I don't understand it at all," Durant said.