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Adam Silver says NBA is discussing COVID-19 vaccination of players as PSA
ESPN ^ | Jan. 19, 2021 | Brian Windhorst

Posted on 01/19/2021 12:52:33 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the league has discussed having players receive COVID-19 vaccines to educate and influence the public regarding their safety and effectiveness.

"There have been discussions. It's something we're particularly focused on," Silver said at a virtual conference hosted by Sportico.

"In the African American community, there's been enormously disparate impact from COVID ... but now, somewhat perversely, there's been enormous resistance [to vaccinations] in the African American community for understandable historical reasons. ... If that resistance continues, it would be very much a double whammy to the Black community, because the only way out of this pandemic is to get vaccinated."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: africanamericans; nba; vaccine
"disparate impact..." Again, I missed the memo that many of us have it easier than others.
1 posted on 01/19/2021 12:52:33 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

The program will be called:

“Jab the Jerks”


2 posted on 01/19/2021 12:53:31 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

So basically the NBA jumping the line cause they take a ball and put it through a hoop to entertain people for a living


3 posted on 01/19/2021 12:54:12 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: ConservativeStatement

It will be very sad to see them literally drop dead on the court because of the jab.


4 posted on 01/19/2021 12:54:25 PM PST by ksc (COVID-19, Basketball, Vaccine)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I’ll be sure to get one then. All lebron no lebrains signature series vaccine? NOT!


5 posted on 01/19/2021 12:55:38 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from the inside? Check! WTH? Screwed, blued and tatooed. Enlisted USN 1967.)
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To: cgbg

The violent criminals in society would be “drug the thugs.”


6 posted on 01/19/2021 12:56:03 PM PST by ConservativeStatement (Say her name: Ashli Babbit,)
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To: ConservativeStatement
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday the league has discussed having players receive COVID-19 vaccines to educate and influence the public regarding their safety and effectiveness. "There have been discussions. It's something we're particularly focused on," Silver said at a virtual conference hosted by Sportico. "In the African American community, there's been enormously disparate impact from COVID ..

What happened to the 65 and older folks, the science tell us they are most vulnerable? Oh, too many older people voted for Trump. I see.

7 posted on 01/19/2021 12:58:27 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: ConservativeStatement

Where have I heard that ‘we should protect the most vulnerable?’


8 posted on 01/19/2021 1:01:47 PM PST by eeriegeno
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To: ConservativeStatement

Typical Dem action. Take care of the celebrities before the seniors and elderly; they aren’t privileged.


9 posted on 01/19/2021 1:04:31 PM PST by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Sorry about your grandmother, but we had to priortize young men in top physical condition.

Because shut up.


10 posted on 01/19/2021 1:07:48 PM PST by Dagnabitt
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To: ConservativeStatement

I will take ... “How to jump worthless people to the front of the que” for $500.


11 posted on 01/19/2021 1:13:34 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: Pikachu_Dad
"I will take ... “How to jump worthless people to the front of the que” for $500."

Alex, how about "How to jump worthless people to the front of the que” for $1,000.


12 posted on 01/19/2021 1:26:40 PM PST by vg0va3
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To: Pikachu_Dad

Remember democrsats emptying prisons and jails because they were so worried about criminals getting covid?
he

When democrats are in charge the vaccine priorities will flip - criminal, rapists, thugs and murderers will be first in line... followed by Hollywood ‘stars’, thugball players of all stripes, liberal politicians and their friends and families, the ‘homeless’, gang members, DOJ, FBI, CIA, illegals ... then American citizens in flyover.

I could be wrong but I suspect this will be the new order.


13 posted on 01/19/2021 1:30:04 PM PST by GOPJ (Please don't post Twitter, starve the beast. Freeper RBW in PA)
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To: ConservativeStatement

If the “African American”(RACIST) Community doesn’t want to get vaccinated, how does that cause a double whammy on the Black community??

confused?

ps, a Hyphenated American is by definition a RACIST!!!


14 posted on 01/19/2021 1:48:15 PM PST by eyeamok
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African American community, there's been enormously disparate impact from COVID

Not the African-African community. They have few problems with Covid.
15 posted on 01/19/2021 2:53:17 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: cgbg

Good one there. I agree that NBA players are a bunch of jerks. They’ll just continue to alienate fans. I guess they don’t care because if they only appeal to half of the country that is still 150 million people.


16 posted on 01/19/2021 2:55:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: ConservativeStatement

Don’t they know that Trump was responsible for creating the vaccines? Shouldn’t that be enough for them to boycott the vaccines?


17 posted on 01/19/2021 3:47:08 PM PST by FreedomForce
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To: ConservativeStatement

Before grandma?


18 posted on 01/19/2021 4:01:33 PM PST by bgill (.)
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