Irving is not eligible to play home games in Brooklyn because of a New York City mandate.... LOS ANGELES, CA-OCTOBER 03: Kyrie Irving# 11 of the Brooklyn Nets during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.... " Only ticketed guests were able to enter the building and the game proceeded according to schedule." Fox News' Bradford Betz contributed to this report....