Kyrie Irving did, in fact, resume playing NBA basketball in the near future after this November 13, 2021 episode.

Timeline:

• On January 5, 2022, less than two months after the episode, Irving made his season debut for the Brooklyn Nets in a road game at Indiana, scoring 22 points. He was still barred from home games by New York City’s vaccine mandate, but the Nets reversed their internal policy and allowed him to play part‑time in road games.(espn.com) This confirms the core prediction that he would be “playing basketball soon.”
• On March 24, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced an exemption to the private‑sector vaccine mandate for local professional athletes and performers, explicitly allowing unvaccinated players like Irving to play in home games.(netsdaily.com)
• Irving then played his first home game of the season on March 27, 2022 against the Charlotte Hornets; coverage of that game notes it was his home debut and that it was only possible because NYC had just changed its COVID-19 rules for athletes.(basketballnews.com)

So:

• The substance of Jason’s claim—Kyrie would soon resume playing NBA basketball—was borne out by Irving’s January 5 return.
• The normalized causal framing (that this would happen once NYC’s restrictions were lifted) is slightly off in sequence, since his road‑game return preceded the policy change. However, NYC did later alter its vaccine-related rules, and that did directly enable Irving’s return to home games.

Given that Kyrie resumed NBA play in the near term and ultimately returned to full home-and-away participation once NYC’s mandates were adjusted, the prediction is best scored as right overall, with minor nuance about the exact mechanism and timing.