For those who follow the stars and stripes basketball assiduously, now there affair Kyrie Irving has turned into a real soap opera. We read every day sensational scoops which, however, are promptly denied and replaced by others. The truth is that i NBA: Dallas Mavericks winning streak ends abruptly”>Brooklyn Nets they have a visceral need to find their star on the pitch and make them play constantly, who, however, does not want to make the right choice, which would protect him from further controversies and with which he would protect his health and that of his comrades, that is get vaccinated.
Over the course of the season, we have seen other famous players who are very reluctant to get vaccinated (Andrew Wiggins and Bradley Beal), but who, in the face of pressure and the ban on taking the field, have promptly changed his mind, especially not to compromise their careers. Now, that Kyrie is weird and has more than questionable ideas and tastes we notice on a daily basis from the photos and comments he publishes on his social networks. Among the regions for which he does not intend to get vaccinated, he listed first what he already is protected by God and then not to be against vaccination but to want to give a voice to those who do not have it (do you know what that means?).
Updated Kyrie Irving story with the NBA’s commitment to upholding city mandates, which would certainly be a hurdle despite low fines from NYC. Either way, the smartest argument is poking holes in the mandate. https://t.co/PvmW10Gg49 pic.twitter.com/FW4YJQ0jIp
— Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) January 12, 2022
According to NBA insider Brandon “Scoop” Robinson, Kyrie Irving would simply be concerned about the long-term effects, without mentioning the details. I really hope the truth can be the latter and not being protected by God already, but I have many doubts about it. However, this incredible push and pull with the team genuinely left many in awe. As well as much discussion about the choice of the Nets to submit completely to him, making him return to the field to play as if nothing had happened, overshadowing a fairly decisive factor such as public health. But beyond that, in the last few days the story has risen to the fore again for an article by Stefan Bondy published in the columns of Daily News.
The Nets “willing to pay fines,” but the NBA is clear
The article reports that actually there would be a way to see Irving also in the field Barclays Center, although the vaccine obligation is imposed, namely that of mislead the rules, making him play anyway and paying for it heavy fines as a fine (from the first verbal warning, penalties of up to 5,000 dollars would gradually be passed). I don’t think the Thai ultra-millionaire Joseph Tsai, owner of the Brooklyn Nets, have problems paying these figures, however the franchise would really pay off a bad image to a city that is still in full health crisis, and in full fight against the new mutation of this damned virus.
The decline in reputation of public relations officers would be even more dizzying, also considering all the good deeds done by the team towards the city to help it in facing the pandemic crisis and considering that the offices have their headquarters in the middle of Manhattan. And most importantly the Nets have already gotten an exemption since the city allowed Irving to attend the training center. But in the last few hours, a new indiscretion has emerged, according to which the Nets have spoken with the city leaders to recognize that Kyrie Irving, who resides in New Jersey and not New York state, it should not be covered by the restrictions in force in the big apple. If all this were really real, the team would have really hit rock bottom, reaffirming once again that they have more at heart the destiny of the person than of the community. But to turn off all these delusional options there was the thought NBA, which had imposed the obligation for all deductibles at the beginning of September, precisely to avoid similar inconveniences from follow the rules imposed by their cities, without ifs and buts.
I really hope that this now embarrassing situation can rectify itself, considering that by now the 99% of the players are vaccinated. Kyrie feels privileged, one who has been able to convince an entire team to agree with him. Furthermore, while recently contracting the virus, his health was not affected. But his utter disrespect not only for a city and a franchise, but for an entire nation, is truly embarrassing, and even more so is the fact that nobody among the various institutions has not yet had the courage to challenge a serious measure to stop it. Because in a world and in a civil society, and even more so in a period like this, the rules are respected and the health of others is not endangered.
To be clear on the hypothetical ability for a team to pay a fine for an unvaccinated player to play in a marketplace that local ordinances forbid: NBA memo to organizations on September 1 says that teams must follow local laws and players who don’t comply won’t be able to play.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 13, 2022
