- Irving to miss Nets’ game Saturday, day after trade request
- Ben Simmons will also miss fourth straight game for Brooklyn
Kyrie Irving will not play for the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, a day after he told the team he would like to be traded.
The Nets said Irving’s absence was due to right calf soreness, adding him to the injury report for their game against Washington. Irving had not been listed on the report either Friday night or Saturday morning.