Nets star Kyrie Irving ready to risk his $140 million contract to block NBA Restart

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has reportedly formed a coalition with Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley to put a stop to NBA restart, which is set to go down in July. NBA restart will see 22 teams travel to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with training sessions scheduled to commence at beginning of next month. Kyrie Irving, Avery Bradley and reportedly 40 or players are pushing for derailment of NBA restart, as coalition believes it will take spotlight away from Black Lives Matter movement.  

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NBA Disney World: Kyrie Irving risking a massive hit in his NBA salary by opposing NBA restart

According to ESPN, Kyrie Irving and Avery Bradley organised conference calls among 40 players to address complaints and oppose  plans of NBA restart in Orlando.  Athletic reports that Irving's focus will be on Black Lives Matter movement going forward and he believes that NBA Disney World restart is likely to draw attention away from George Floyd protests. If Kyrie Irving and his coalition are able to throw eugh punches to derail NBA restart, it could lead to financial implications for t only Brooklyn Nets star but also his fellow NBA players. With Irving being vice-president of NBPA, cancellation of NBA Disney World restart would trigger  force majeure clause in Collective Bargaining Agreement, allowing franchises to tear all NBA salary agreements and draft new ones with greater financial footing. 

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cancellation of current season will also vastly impact Kyrie Irving's NBA salary. In first year of his four-year, $140 million contract with Nets, guard has already lost $8 million in NBA salary for season, with league withholding NBA salary because of coronavirus losses. Furrmore, if Kyrie Irving's coalition completes ir mission of bringing down NBA restart, rest of $105 million on his contract will be torn up according to Heavy. With guard is still in his prime, he can still bag a new contract with a decent eugh fee, but his persistent shoulder troubles along with or injury issues mean that Irving’s pay would be kcked back furr. According to Heavy, that could bring his value from around $100 million for three years to a $60 million considering  financial implications of pandemic. 

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NBA Disney World: Kyrie Irving injury update

While Kyrie Irving's side Brooklyn Nets will be travelling to Orlando to take part in NBA restart, Irving himself will be forced to miss out truncated end of current season due to his injury. Irving has missed 26 games since making his way to Brooklyn, before making a mid-January return, where he featured in nine-games including a 54-point effort against Chicago Bulls. However, team manment and Irving decided to proceed with arthroscopic surgery to fix it, meaning guard's season is effectively over. 

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