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COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Be Required for NBA Players Ahead of New Season, Per Report
CBS Sports ^ | 9/14/21 | Michael Kaskey-Blomain

Posted on 09/14/2021 3:52:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Referees and all team and arena personnel who interact with players are required to get vaccinated

One of the biggest questions heading into the 2021-22 NBA season was if the league would require players to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and on Tuesday we got our answer. The league will not require vaccinations for players, according to Baxter Holmes and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The National Basketball Players Association has reportedly refused to budge from its stance against mandatory shots for players. Furthermore, the league will also not test fully-vaccinated players regularly this season, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.

While players won't be required to get vaccinated, a vast majority already have been. Around 85 percent of the league's players are vaccinated, a league spokesman said recently, via the New York Times. Unvaccinated players will be subject to a much stricter set of health and safety protocols compared to their vaccinated peers.

Earlier this month, the league told teams that new local COVID-19 requirements in New York and San Francisco regarding vaccine requirements will be enforced for members of the teams in those cities -- Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks -- including players, unless there is an approved medical or religious exemption, per ESPN.

Unlike the players, NBA referees are required to be fully vaccinated for the upcoming season. Regarding referees, the league released the following statement:

The NBA announced today that it has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Referees Association requiring vaccinations for all referees working NBA games during the 2021-22 season.

The agreement specifies that all referees must be fully vaccinated unless they have a religious or medical exemption. The referees have also agreed to take any recommended boosters. Any referee who does not get vaccinated and is not exempt will be ineligible to work games.

In addition to referees, the league is requiring all team and arena personnel who regularly interact with players and referees to be vaccinated, per The Athletic's Shams Charania. That includes coaches, front-office members, medical and equipment staff, player development, team and arena security, social media team members, PR employees and those who work at the scorer's table.

It also includes any personnel who will work near the court, like broadcasters and photographers. Back-of-house team and arena operations will also be required to be vaccinated. The deadline for team personnel to be fully vaccinated is Oct. 1, per ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps.

With a majority of the players and virtually all team and arena personnel vaccinated, the league is clearly hoping that it won't have to postpone nearly as many games as it did a season ago.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: blm; covid19; covidstooges; exempt; exemption; exemptions; nba; vaccine; vaccineexemption; vaccinemandate
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1 posted on 09/14/2021 3:52:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Racist.


2 posted on 09/14/2021 3:55:36 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: nickcarraway

Jabs for thee but not for me


3 posted on 09/14/2021 3:57:00 PM PDT by The Louiswu (Peace to you and may God Bless you.)
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Ummm. What? Business of more than 100 employees...


4 posted on 09/14/2021 3:58:01 PM PDT by um1990 (Under attack from within. We must fight on.)
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National Basketball Association has 3,500 employees.


5 posted on 09/14/2021 4:01:58 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: um1990

Independent contractors.


6 posted on 09/14/2021 4:02:23 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: nickcarraway

The Brothers don’t trust the Man.


7 posted on 09/14/2021 4:04:21 PM PDT by BusterDog
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What’s wrong don’t the bothers trust President Retard and his fake vaccine?


8 posted on 09/14/2021 4:04:44 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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no, just to buy tickets


9 posted on 09/14/2021 4:07:48 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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I thought the feds regulated masks on all airplanes?


10 posted on 09/14/2021 4:10:32 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: EEGator

Not according to Ellen Zavian, who knows more about this stuff than me:

But Ellen M. Zavian, a professor of sports law at George Washington University, said in her opinion that if the players collectively decided not to work, that is a strike rather than a boycott.

“In sports, the N.B.A. players are employees, part of a union, therefore not independent contractors,” Ms. Zavian said, making their refusal to play a strike.


11 posted on 09/14/2021 4:11:06 PM PDT by um1990 (Under attack from within. We must fight on.)
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Players like Kevin Durant have already caught coronavirus - they have far better immune system protection against another case of coronavirus than any vaccinated person. Not to mention the fact that these are young men in the prime of their lives, and premier athletes in top physical condition - they should be more worried about being hit by lightning than about becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.


12 posted on 09/14/2021 4:12:18 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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1000 percent agree - But it’s the hypocrisy


13 posted on 09/14/2021 4:14:04 PM PDT by um1990 (Under attack from within. We must fight on.)
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Feds could mandate vax passport for air travel like some countries


14 posted on 09/14/2021 4:17:45 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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Ditto that and I’m 30 years older than him...and have gotten the 19 about a year and half ago..I’m good...


15 posted on 09/14/2021 4:18:12 PM PDT by Osage Orange (1961 VW Two Door Truck)
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To: um1990

I stand corrected, thank you.


16 posted on 09/14/2021 4:19:28 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: The Louiswu

My son is an officer in the Army. Basically, he was texted that his career is over if he doesn’t get the jab. This is a message my son got from his Commander this evening. It seems my son will be removed from command and separated. The FRAGO (FRAGO 5) is out for that. Below is a text he got from his Commander this evening.

“FRAGO 5 was published. Effective immediately all soldiers must be vaccinated. Refusals will be processed for GOMOR and have separation initiated unless exemption is being processed.
CDRs, CSMs, 1SGs, or those filling nominative positions will be counseled and suspended pending final removal of position,to include those on the CSL.
There are 2 types of exemptions: medical and administrative. Administrative include religious accommodation and those in AR 40-562. The exemption process is outline in the AR. The approval authority is the TSG.
Medical exemptions start with the Soldiers PCM and can be permanent or temporary. The approval authority is the Surgeon General (TSG). Pregnant Soldiers can request a temporary exemption request.
Compo 1 must achieve 100% vaccination by 15 Dec. Compo 2 and 3 by 30 Jun.
Please see the FRAGO for the counseling and other specific processing details.”


17 posted on 09/14/2021 4:21:46 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: nickcarraway

Of course not. Blacks take government money. But they don’t take shots.


18 posted on 09/14/2021 4:24:39 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: nickcarraway

Black privilege.


19 posted on 09/14/2021 4:25:22 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: jospehm20

Wow. I can’t imagine this is having a good effect on our services, on many levels.


20 posted on 09/14/2021 4:45:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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