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Details of Kyrie Irving's Meeting With Adam Silver Revealed

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving met with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver regarding antisemitic posts and his suspension

Joey Linn

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As previously reported, the meeting between Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver happened on Tuesday morning. News of the meeting's time and date was reported on Monday, but the meeting's eventual occurrence was revealed several days ago by Silver himself. 

On Tuesday afternoon, The Athletic's Shams Charania revealed details of the meeting, calling it a "productive and understanding visit" that paved the way for "the Nets and their suspended star to work through his steps on a potential path forward."

It is unclear if the Nets plan on removing any of the current requirements that Irving must complete in order to rejoin the team, or if perhaps this meeting with Silver will lead to Irving completing them soon; however, the wording from Shams seems to indicate that a path to his return is now more likely than it seemed just days ago.

There were rumblings around the league that indicated a level of pessimism on the possibility of Irving ever returning to the Nets, and potentially the NBA in general. His looming free agency is going to be one of the most interesting developments to follow in recent NBA history, because a talent of his caliber, still just 30 years old, would usually have several teams lining up to give him a max deal. Unless some major changes happen, there is a possibility that nobody offers him a contract of any kind.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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