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Nets look for boost vs. Pacers with Kyrie Irving’s return

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Kyrie Irving’s teammates are excited about his impending season debut as a part-time player and the Brooklyn Nets would be elated if it coincided with them correcting some recent performance issues.

Irving is expected to make his season debut Wednesday and the Nets hope to halt a season-worst three-game losing streak when they visit the Indiana Pacers.

Irving is eligible to appear in only road games due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19 and New York City’s vaccine mandate. He may appear in road games that are not against the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors because of local vaccine mandates.

Originally, the Nets rejected the concept of Irving appearing in road games but changed their position on Dec. 17. When Brooklyn relented, it was in the middle of a COVID-19 outbreak that caused three postponements and left the team in need of players.

The Nets then signed four players on 10-day contracts via hardship exemptions.

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