Kevin Durant will not return for the 2019-2020 season Kyrie Irving T-Shirt, according to multiple sources. The decision was made after Durant and the Brooklyn Nets evaluated their options following the NBA announcement of its plan to return on July 31. Kyrie Irving, recovering from shoulder impingement surgery, also will not return, per Adrian Wojnarowski. One league source told NetsDaily that while Durant is indeed healthy, there is concern about getting him back out there with the condensed schedule needed to complete the season and playoffs at Walt Disney World in Florida. Durant rehab was interrupted first by his need to quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus in mid-March, then limitations placed on team training centers. Indeed, in an interview with Marc J. Spears later Friday https://www.brooklynfanstoreonline.com/Chris_Chiozza_Face_Mask-74, Durant confirmed he would not be playing in the resumed season. y season is over. I don plan on playing at all. We decided last summer when it first happened that I was just going to wait until the following season. I had no plans of playing at all this season. . . . t just best for me to wait. I don think I ready to play that type of intensity right now in the next month. It gives me more time to get ready for next season and the rest of my career. urant added that he looking forward to playing next season . . . at Barclays Center. miss the locker room. I miss preparing for games. My teammates. I looking forward to playing in front of the Barclays (Center) crowd for the first time. I miss the locker room a lot and that camaraderie. e admits that his nd the Nets organization conservative approach to his recovery and rehab is in part the result of his return from previous injuries where he rushed to get back on the court and wound up the worse for it. Durant ruptured his Achilles during the NBA Finals then underwent surgery on June 12. With the NBA returning on July 31, itl be a little more than 13 months since his surgery Landry Shamet Pillow Cover. Durant, his agent/manager Rich Kleiman and Sean Marks have repeatedly said throughout the season and the NBA stoppage that a return was unlikely. Speculation grew as the stoppage continued then as the league moved quickly on its comeback, but sources believe the Nets are sticking with their original plan to keep him out for the season. Prior to the NBA shutdown on March 11, KD was working out teammates and assistant coaches in 3-on-3 and even 5-on-5 scrimmages. Irving underwent his surgery on March 3. Woj tweeted that Irving, one of the NBPA vice presidents, revealed his choice on the players union conference call. . . Kyrie Irving suggested on the NBPA conference call today that it's possible he could join the Nets in Orlando this summer --- as an inactive player supporting his teammates, sources said.