Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Slams NBA Players Who Refuse COVID Vaccination

“What I find especially disingenuous about the vaccine deniers is their arrogance at disbelieving immunology and other medical experts. Yet, if their child was sick or they themselves needed emergency medical treatment, how quickly would they do exactly what those same experts told them to do?” he continued. 

The Spun writes, “While the NBA has reportedly achieved vaccination in a majority of players, there are several very prominent holdouts,” such as Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins. 

“There are so many other players outside of him who are opting out, I would like to think they would make a way,” says Kyrie’s aunt, Tyki Irving, who runs his family foundation. “It could be like every third game. So it still gives you a full season of being interactive and being on the court, but with the limitations that they’re, of course, oppressing upon you. There can be some sort of formula where the NBA and the players can come to some sort of agreement.”

Per Rolling Stone, “fifty to sixty NBA players have yet to receive a single vaccine dose, league sources tell RS.”