Kyrie Irving will not join the Brooklyn Nets on their two-game road trip to Southern California.

Irving entered the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols shortly after agreeing to a return to the Nets for road games.

Irving has to ramp up once he's cleared. The Nets haven't seen Irving on the court yet.

"No, we haven't," Nash said, when asked if he has seen Irving on the court yet. "He's still in protocols. And he needs ramp up, so we won't see Kyrie on this trip."

After these two upcoming games in Los Angeles, the Nets are not on the road again until Jan. 5 at Indiana. After that, they don't play another road game until Jan. 12 at Chicago.

Irving could make his debut On Jan. 17th at Cleveland.