Kyrie Irving will not play tonight against the Washington Wizards due to right calf soreness.
A day after demanding that the Nets trade him, Kyrie Irving will sit out Saturday night’s game against the Wizards in Brooklyn.The news comes after the embattled All-Star requested that the team trade him by the Feb. 9 deadline, or he will leave in free agency this summer. Irving has been looking for a four-year, $198 million extension.
ESPN reported that to this point no teams have expressed a willingness to make that kind of investment in the 30-year-old, who has been embroiled in multiple controversies for much of his career. The Lakers and Mavericks have reportedly expressed interest in trading for Irving before the deadline, though
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