Controversy grows with the ‘unvaccinated’ in the NBA

During the last weeks the controversy has been installed in the NBA about vaccination against Covid-19. It is that although the organizers of the league gave the yes to guarantee the participation of those players who do not want to be vaccinated, some cities decreed norms that force them to have at least one dose of the immune resource in the body to guarantee health public. What aroused the anger and refusal of those who resist and who represent, for example, figures of the stature of Kyrie irving or Andrew Wiggins.

The rules are clear: “Any player who chooses not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not receive any payment for the games he misses.”, the NBA spokesman warned, Mike bass, showing all the cards on the table, several of which mean a lot of money for these types of stars. Taking it to real scales Irving – in this case – would lose about half a million dollars for each game he is absent. But still, the base of Brooklyn nets he stands firm with his position and there is no agreement between the parties.

With the crazy idea that behind vaccination there is a ‘racial plot’, one of the most important players in the league in recent times has not yet given in with the application of these antibodies and the time for the start of the season (October 19) is running out. Let us remember that New York is one of the cities that stipulated the mandatory nature of inoculation in order to attend certain indoor events (including professional basketball games) and that is why Irving could not even be present in the media day this Tuesday with the his. And when consulted on the subject by journalists, he preferred to avoid the situation: “Please respect my privacy”.

The one who did attend the presentation of the Nets in the previous of the season was another of the emblematic players, Kevin Durant, who opined on the matter: “It is something that is up to Kyrie, it is his personal decision. What he does is not up to us and there is no speculation about what may happen. But we trust him and hope we have our full team at some point.”. And some even dare to say that forward can convince him …

LeBron’s change: he got vaccinated

Between the bidding of interests and as a result of other reasons that later detailed, LeBron James changed his mind and agreed to be vaccinated. “I know I was very skeptical about it, but after doing my own research I felt it was the right thing to do for me, my family and my friends. So I decided to do it,” he said Tuesday. “The ultimate goal is to win a championship and that begins with being healthy,” acknowledged the Lakers.

Those who still refuse

Yes OK the vast majority of NBA players are vaccinated (90%), there are still those who do not want to receive the doses. Like Irving, there is also that of Andrew Wiggins, of the Golden state warriors, to whom in the last hours Denied his request for exemption from vaccination on religious grounds. “Whoever wants to be vaccinated, should be vaccinated; and whoever does not want to, should not be vaccinated. I make my decisions and decided not to get vaccinated and I do not see myself doing it unless I am forced in some way,” he declared at the time. Another of those who joins this group is the figure of the Washington Wizards, Bradley Beal, who rejects the move for “personal reasons.” What will happen to them?