Nets gain: Kyrie officially back with Brooklyn

Irving practiced with the Nets for the first time since preseason, but he still can't play in home games. How will Brooklyn make it work with its part-time star? - Angie [MORNING BARK](mb_header_main?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20211230) Sports. And then some. [Subscribe]( | [Yardbarker.com](?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20211230) Top Story Irving practiced with the Nets for the first time since preseason, but he still can't play in home games. How will Brooklyn make it work with its part-time star? - Angie [Nets' Kyrie Irving 'incredibly grateful' to be back at practice]( [Irving addresses absence: 'I knew the consequences. 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