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Brooklyn Nets Ban Kyrie Irving Over Vaccine Refusal
Human Events ^ | 10/12/2021 | Human Events Staff

Posted on 10/12/2021 11:06:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The Brooklyn Nets won’t allow basketball star Kyrie Irving to participate in any team activities until he receives the COVID-19 vaccine, the team announced Tuesday.

“Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement.

“Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose,” it continued. “Currently, the choice restricts his ability to be a full-time member of the team, and we will not permit any member of our team to participate with part-time availability.”

As reported by Fox News, the team initially intended to prohibit Irving from playing in home games due to New York City health mandates. While he was granted permission to practice with the team at its facilities, he was at risk of missing 41 games.

Tuesday’s announcement deems him ineligible for any team activity until he gets vaccinated.

“It is imperative that we continue to build chemistry as a team and remain true to our long-established values of togetherness and sacrifice,” Marks continued. “Our championship goals for the season have not changed, and to achieve these goals each member of our organization must pull in the same direction. We are excited for the start of the season and look forward to a successful campaign that will make the borough of Brooklyn proud.”

As previously reported by Human Events News, the NBA issued a stark warning to its unvaccinated players: you refuse, you lose.

If players are forced to miss games due to local executive orders requiring vaccinations, they won’t be paid.

“Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses,” NBA’s executive vice president of communications Mike Bass said in a statement in September.


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To: SeekAndFind

He makes $406,000 per game. That’s $8,458 per minute.


21 posted on 10/12/2021 11:51:05 AM PDT by Veggie Todd (Proudly posting comments without reading the articles since 2002.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Define unvaccinated, and then you have to agree that the manipulated testing for Covid allows for 90% false positives. Since the vaxxed are tested at a much lower PCR cycle that finds less false positives, you have your answer.

It is like the story of hospitals have staff that are 88% vaccinated, after they force them to be fired or take the shot. How many will you have vaccinated after the Pure Bloods walk away? SUCCESS, 100%.... but short staffed.


22 posted on 10/12/2021 12:00:18 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts ((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
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To: SeekAndFind

Born in Australia, huh?

With his values, he’d probably be in one of their Covid Camps if he was still there.


23 posted on 10/12/2021 12:02:21 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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“Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses,”

That sounds like breach of contract right there. Unless the contract he signs states that he must comply with all local mandates.

If he's willing to participate, but the league and his locality are refusing to let him, then that seems like it should be on them. The financial penalty should be on the leagues and/or localities if they're going to refuse to allow a person to fulfil his part of a contract.

This whole thing is flipped upside down.
24 posted on 10/12/2021 12:32:12 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: SeekAndFind

Love to see him win a lawsuit and collect denied backpay.


25 posted on 10/12/2021 1:58:31 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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Too bad Kyrie doesn't work for Southwest Airlines. He'd have co-workers with balls. https://t.co/Mjf2dI6Wbs— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) October 12, 2021


26 posted on 10/12/2021 2:39:20 PM PDT by conservative98
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