That making himself unavailable. If he won’t follow the rules of the jurisdiction the team is in then he’s unavailable. I doubt he’s the only one. Irving’s just a high profile player in a city with a vax mandate. Nobody really cares about Bradley Beal or Jonathan Isaac. Irving is expensive and won’t be available for most of the season. His choice.
Bradley Beal led the NBA in scoring last year and is a multi time All Star, I think people care about him, certainly the team does...
I would like to see what’s in his contract, can he be forced to take a medical treatment that he doesn’t want to satisfy his contract, a medical procedure that does not impact his physical ability to play, like a knee injury or something similar ??