#FreeKyrie Trending After Kyrie Irving Is Able To Sit Courtside At Games, But Not Play

Kyrie Irving is allowed to sit courtside at games in New York, but is not allowed to play.

Not everything makes sense in life, just like not allowing someone to play a game but allowing them to sit courtside at the game.

Kyrie Irving was seen sitting courtside at the Duke – Virginia Tech Saturday where the Hokies defeated the Blue Devils 82-67 Saturday.

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Former players in attendance: Kyrie Irving, RJ Barrett, JJ Redick, Lance Thomas, Chris Duhon, Reggie Love, Billy King, Cherokee Parks, Greg Paulus, Ron Burt #TheBrotherhood

— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) March 13, 2022

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Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving is expected to sit courtside to support teammates at Nets-Knicks on Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center.

Irving is able to attend the game as a spectator, move freely, maskless … but cannot play due to private sector mandate.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 13, 2022

It is an extremely confusing process because Irving is able to move freely, maskless, but is not able to play because the private sector mandate that NBA has.

LeBron James took to social media Sunday to voice his displeasure with the situation.

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FACTS FACTS FACTS!! It literally makes ABSOLUTELY ZERO SENSE!!! They say if common sense was common then we’d all have it. Ain’t that the truth. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ #FreeKyrie https://t.co/EhAcjuMrsL

— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 13, 2022

The story takes an ever more interesting turn as he can’t sit with his teammates but can sit courtside and used his personal courtside tickets to watch the Nets play Sunday afternoon.

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FACTS FACTS FACTS!! It literally makes ABSOLUTELY ZERO SENSE!!! They say if common sense was common then we’d all have it. Ain’t that the truth. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ #FreeKyrie https://t.co/EhAcjuMrsL

— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 13, 2022

The NBA and vaccine stuff doesn’t always make sense. This will no doubt be a talking point for the NBA this week as the playoffs approach. There’s no way that the Nets won’t be taking an issue with the fact that Kyrie is allowed to be in the building maskless but not play.

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