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"Leave Me the F**k Out of This": Kyrie Irving Recalls Requesting Trade From Nets Amid Suspension for Anti-Vaccination Stance
NEW YORK, JUL 23 – Kyrie Irving said his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine led to suspensions and a lost $186 million contract extension before his trade to the Dallas Mavericks in 2023.
- On July 23, 2025, Irving revealed during a livestream that he asked the Nets to release him after his COVID-19 vaccine suspension.
- Amid the NBA’s vaccine mandate, Irving’s refusal to comply with the vaccine requirement led to two suspensions, costing him an extension and barring him from home games.
- During the livestream, Irving said, `I didn’t meet with the front office one time. I didn’t meet with the GM one time,` and his agent warned him mid-stream that he was revealing too much of the NBA’s inner workings.
- The big three’s limited 16-game stint underscored fractures, and Brooklyn traded him at the 2023 trade deadline.
- Looking ahead, the nine-time All-Star and 2016 champion Irving is recovering from a torn ACL and plans to miss most of the 2025-26 NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks.
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