NBA Anti-Vaxxers Are Trying to Push Around the League .. Kyrie Irving says he was living the "life of a martyr"
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NBA Says Unvaccinated Players Who Can't Play in Games Won't Get Paid
NBA players who do not comply with local vaccination requirements will not be paid for the games that they miss due to their status, NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said Wednesday.
Such a policy could impact players with the Warriors, Nets and Knicks, as all three teams play in areas in which local jurisdictions are requiring people to be fully vaccinated to be allowed indoors for entertainment.
Last week, Knicks general manager Scott Perry said the entire New York roster is vaccinated. The policy outlined Wednesday could, however, still impact the Warriors and Nets.
Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving did not attend Nets media day in person Monday due to New York City's health and safety protocols. Irving would not comment on his specific vaccination status, saying, Monday via Zoom, that he "prefers to keep that stuff private."
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"Living in this public sphere, there's a lot of questions about what's going on in the world of Kyrie, and I would love to just keep that private and handle that the right way with my team and go forward with a plan," Irving said.
Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins was similarly asked to clarify his vaccination status on Monday but declined, saying, "it's none of your business."
"I'm just going to keep fighting for what I believe and for what I believe is right," Wiggins said. "What's right to one person, isn't right to the other and vice versa."
The executive orders creating vaccine requirements only apply to the players who play in those markets, meaning out-of-market players are exempted from them.
On Tuesday, the league informed teams that it was close to finalizing an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association on health and safety protocols for the upcoming season. On Tuesday, the league informed teams that it was close to finalizing an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association on health and safety protocols for the upcoming season.
NBPA executive director Michele Roberts said Tuesday that more than 90% of the league's players are fully vaccinated.
NBA players who do not comply with local vaccination requirements will not be paid for the games that they miss due to their status, NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said Wednesday.
Such a policy could impact players with the Warriors, Nets and Knicks, as all three teams play in areas in which local jurisdictions are requiring people to be fully vaccinated to be allowed indoors for entertainment.
Last week, Knicks general manager Scott Perry said the entire New York roster is vaccinated. The policy outlined Wednesday could, however, still impact the Warriors and Nets.
Brooklyn guard Kyrie Irving did not attend Nets media day in person Monday due to New York City's health and safety protocols. Irving would not comment on his specific vaccination status, saying, Monday via Zoom, that he "prefers to keep that stuff private."
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"Living in this public sphere, there's a lot of questions about what's going on in the world of Kyrie, and I would love to just keep that private and handle that the right way with my team and go forward with a plan," Irving said.
Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins was similarly asked to clarify his vaccination status on Monday but declined, saying, "it's none of your business."
"I'm just going to keep fighting for what I believe and for what I believe is right," Wiggins said. "What's right to one person, isn't right to the other and vice versa."
The executive orders creating vaccine requirements only apply to the players who play in those markets, meaning out-of-market players are exempted from them.
On Tuesday, the league informed teams that it was close to finalizing an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association on health and safety protocols for the upcoming season. On Tuesday, the league informed teams that it was close to finalizing an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association on health and safety protocols for the upcoming season.
NBPA executive director Michele Roberts said Tuesday that more than 90% of the league's players are fully vaccinated.
Why is it such a secret on your status to fans and reporters?
If you're playing, you're vaccinated. If you're not playing, and no reason is given (i.e, an injury), you're not. Simple. You don't have to be a Mensa member to figure that out.
If you're playing, you're vaccinated. If you're not playing, and no reason is given (i.e, an injury), you're not. Simple. You don't have to be a Mensa member to figure that out.
Their reaching. Bron ain't the leader of Black people.
That's not necessarily true. Beal is playing and is obviously not vaccinated. It will only come into question when opposing team plays on the road in NYC and Frisco and if a player is trying to be really covert, they can fake an injury/load manage.
True
Same shit happened in August when NFL was starting up. Based on the guidelines and mask rules its easy to tell who is and isn't.
I think the media asking outright over and over is annoying though.
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Exactly. It's like they're trying to look smart and hip by asking again and again..but it actually makes them look bad if it's persistent.
She's not trying to call him out, she's hoping that he will use his platform to encourage people to get vaccinated. I think they're also surprised given that LeBron is not afraid to speak on race.
Bringing up racism as some sign of hypocrisy is clown shit. And any black person doing so should be ashamed. Believing that individuals should decide whether they take vaccine or not has nothing to do with "racism".
His team knew this and still gave him $200 million. Thats all you need to know about how seriously the decision makers are really taking this shit.
Exactly.
pea-brain thinking is thinking u r intelligent enuff by harping on to elementary logic in an attempt to evade every preceding arguments that i and countless folks have made on these streets by focusing on a tactic to isolate everythin else in attempts at"making sense"
the science u think he is discussing but leaving out every other major scientific benchmark,study& criteria & provable results makes it clear that he isnt dealing with the totality of the science, !
he is trying to use one part of what the same scientist (he wants to feel he can have an intellectual argument with ) told him about "immunity" but not the other parts that u can still spread it ! OR the fact that continual spread keeps covid crisis lingering on (BASIC LOGIC THAT A PEA BRAIN SOULD KNOW) ,we all have taken vaccine since we were kids and the fact that his "research" can easily be verified if he used that same pea-brain to invite actual scientist & virologists with all the money and access he has to actually help him breakdown his "concerns" and help him understand better but NO he'd rather attempt at "christian" rightwing enabling grandstanding on the science his peabrain doesnt understand but
....when he was injured, it was the same science helped him recover, why didnt he refuse scientific treatment & call on his "prayer warriors and refuse the "science backed medicinal treatment he used to heal from his injuries?
PEA BRAIN much ?
the dumbassery continues ... the hydroxy/5g/"freedumbs" & ivermectin thread is that way ===>>
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.....But....you can be vaccinated and still spread it....
....we really talking about logic????
so we were supposed to vilify the science fauci clearly explains and vilify fauci for what exactly?
code words used by undercover peabrain trumpist & righwting white worshipping apologists
"FAUCI WORSHIPPER"
"DO UR OWN RESEARCH"
"PLANDEMIC"
"IVERMECTIN"
code words used by undercover peabrain trumpist & righwting white worshipping apologists
"FAUCI WORSHIPPER"
"DO UR OWN RESEARCH"
"PLANDEMIC"
"IVERMECTIN"
I believe the connection they were making is that if a black person does indeed decide to get vaccinated, they might face barriers to access the vaccine, that's in addition to black folks being understandably hesitant to trust the government.
For context, she and her twin sister who's a physician as well, wrote an op-ed in the Washington post highlighting how systemic racism affects us during the pandemic.
I think they were just hoping that he'd highlight the same things that they have spoken about and encourage people to get vaccinated. It's not his responsibility to do that, but he has chosen to do it with other issues.
Not really. I posted over a year ago how Richard Spencer was vocal about his support for Joe Biden and the DNC because he said Trump was too soft and Biden was a real racist. That didn’t stop anyone from supporting Biden.
Can’t be selective with your morality just because of political ideology. Unfortunately, the Democrats made this situation a political issue (and now a social issue) and instead of cleaning up their mess, they start throwing around mandates that are guaranteed to backfire.
your body your choice
lol...is the same cat that his kids in private school where there is a vaccine mandate
whats his vaccine status...I am pretty sure he is vaccinated. Why is he not leading with that fact or mentioning it in his support of slim minority of nba players who are vaccinated.
I understand their intent. But to conflate stance on civil rights and racism to covid vaccine advocacy is horse shit.
Couldn't give two shits what one decides to do or not do to their bodies...found this read interesting nonetheless. Time will reveal plenty...
Washington Post
Washington Post
Exactly. Do you realize how badly you have to be fucking up to get a fucking shout out from that clown ass cac?
They tried this in Sweden and it failed horribly. Look at Sweden compared to its neighbors...
The fatality rate in the US is 1.6% meaning that we would have had 5.2MM deaths had they listened to the "run its course" idiots.
Not everybody wants to take an experimental shot never brought to the public before. Especially one that the manufacturer has zero liability.pea-brain thinking is thinking u r intelligent enuff by harping on to elementary logic in an attempt to evade every preceding arguments that i and countless folks have made on these streets by focusing on a tactic to isolate everythin else in attempts at"making sense"
the science u think he is discussing but leaving out every other major scientific benchmark,study& criteria & provable results makes it clear that he isnt dealing with the totality of the science, !
he is trying to use one part of what the same scientist (he wants to feel he can have an intellectual argument with ) told him about "immunity" but not the other parts that u can still spread it ! OR the fact that continual spread keeps covid crisis lingering on (BASIC LOGIC THAT A PEA BRAIN SOULD KNOW) ,we all have taken vaccine since we were kids and the fact that his "research" can easily be verified if he used that same pea-brain to invite actual scientist & virologists with all the money and access he has to actually help him breakdown his "concerns" and help him understand better but NO he'd rather attempt at "christian" rightwing enabling grandstanding on the science his peabrain doesnt understand but
....when he was injured, it was the same science helped him recover, why didnt he refuse scientific treatment & call on his "prayer warriors and refuse the "science backed medicinal treatment he used to heal from his injuries?
PEA BRAIN much ?
the dumbassery continues ... the hydroxy/5g/"freedumbs" & ivermectin thread is that way ===>>
You dumb fuck cac die already
being skeptical is okay , even not wanting to take it is runderstandable but irresponsible becos u can then give it to someone else and that keeps the virus going, its like saying my kids should be able to sit in class with his mumps & sickness becos i dont wish to have them vaccinated as its against my "beliefs" etc etc but when yall begin to share disinformation is where the ugliness comes in, u dont want it ,cool shut up n sit aside but then yall start sharing hydroxy/5g/ivermectin / beets/ etc and are so adamant & arrogant about some bs y'all read online in the face of all the info u can find to educate you better on covid but you keep with the disinfo
Have you took a look at the list of drugs Pfizer makes? Shit like Advil is in everyone’s cabinet. You can’t take that but then claim you don’t trust the manufacturer?