The guy roughs up kids...screw him.
Posted on 09/28/2021 9:08:12 PM PDT by Libloather
Basketball legend and longtime activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says NBA players who have refused to get vaccinated for COVID should be "disciplined." The NBA said the league can't mandate players to get vaccinated unless the players' union approves it.
About 90% of NBA players have been vaccinated against COVID-19. In an interview on CNN, Abdul-Jabbar, who has been advocating for others to get the COVID vaccine, said the league should step in. "I think they should be disciplined," he said Monday. "I don't think they are behaving like good teammates or good citizens."
Earlier Monday, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving said he wanted to keep his vaccination status "private" after Rolling Stone reported on his social media activity, where he was engaging with anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories. He couldn't attend the session in person because New York City requires anyone over the age of 12 to show COVID-19 vaccination proof to enter indoor venues, such as gyms or arenas. Abdul-Jabbar said he "can't accept" Irving's stance on the issue.
"He's hiding behind procedure here," he said. "Either you understand what's going on and you're going to do the right thing or you don't understand what's going on and you're going to continue to create all this confusion with your stance."
The NBA players' union, where Irving serves as vice president, has not agreed to any requirement involving COVID-19 vaccines, despite the National Basketball Referees Association reaching an agreement with the NBA to have all its referees vaccinated. The NBA's reported 90% vaccination rate also trails behind the WNBA, which said nearly all of its players have been vaccinated.
"A vaccine mandate for NBA players would need an agreement with the Players Association. The NBA has made these proposals but the players' union has rejected any vaccination requirement," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass told...
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Lew refused to play in the Olympics.
https://theundefeated.com/features/lew-alcindor-kareem-abdul-jabbar-ucla-boycot-1968-olympics/
“Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds”
I hope they all get their boosters, ad infinitum.
Be a real shame when they start having issues. (Besides the mental ones they already have.)
Not very Buddhist of him.
more Marxist than Buddhist
I think he is Muslim. Perhaps he will suggest cutting off a hand for not taking the vaccine.
Kareem Abdul Jab-Promoter
Did not know he was a medical doctor?
Shut up and fly the plane, Roger.
The guy roughs up kids...screw him.
Kinky Kareem.
What kind and who does it?
“to create all this confusion.”
Yes, can’t have confusion against the failing vax can we Kareem.
How Islamic of him.
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