NBA players, most of whom are African-American will not be required by the woke joke league to be vaccinated. African-Americans are the least vaccinated of all racial groups in the country, and it will continue with the NBA. Referees though are another story, they will be required to be vaccinated, unlike the sweaty, smelly, tatted up players who’s bodily fluids splash all over the place spreading COVID if they have it. Makes total sense right?
Any member of an NBA team who works within 15 feet of players during games must be vaccinated by October 1 in order to fully participate in the 2021-2022 NBA season. Referees will also be required to be fully vaccinated in order to call NBA games.
For NBA players, the requirements will not be the same.
According to an ESPN report, the NBA will not have a vaccine mandate in place for players for the upcoming season.
However, the unvaccinated may be subject to much stricter rules in-season than those that are fully vaccinated.
The league and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) continue to negotiate the COVID protocols for the upcoming season. Some of the options reportedly on the table include having the lockers of unvaccinated players far away from those of their vaccinated teammates and having the unvaccinated eat and travel in different sections, apart from their teammates.