'Players who aren’t fully vaxxed and seek outside labs for regular testing must get league approval, but their tests will otherwise be supervised by their teams - the kind of states-rights amalgam of governance preferred by players. Socially-distanced travel is now “suggested." 'No player will be forced to undergo off-day testing, league sources confirmed, despite the NBA suggesting it in earlier guidance. The players' union has rejected the NBA's proposal for a vaccine mandate, and the league has surprisingly lax vaccination standards, sources said.
On Saturday, Rolling Stone exposed the NBA's difficulty in getting players to advocate for vaccines. There are signs that infections are abating after a late summer spike due to the Delta variant The US lags behind countries like the UK and Canada in percentage of people vaccinated Lakers General Manager Tob Pelinka has said that his team will be fully vaccinated before the season opener against the Golden State Warriors on October 19. The statement led many to believe that James wasn't jabbed. 'Under current NBA rules, vaccinated players are permitted to engage in outside activities including their individual commercial arrangements, such as sponsor appearances or ad shoots,' spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement on May 24. They said James just 'briefly' attended the event, which was outdoors and required proof of vaccination or a negative test. In May, former Lakers guard Dennis Schroder told a German publication that he and James were the only unvaccinated Lakers, according to Yahoo Sports, which says 10 to 15 percent of the league's players are unvaccinated.Ī few weeks later, the NBA decided not to suspend him, or order him to quarantine, after he went to a promotional event for Lobos 1707 Tequila.
'That's a conversation that my family and I will have and I pretty much I'll keep that to a private thing,' James said.
James appeared wishy-washy about the COVID-19 jab as he gave a lengthy interview ahead of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, after NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently announced that he would not make the vaccine mandatory.
In March, he had avoided answering about if he was planning to get the coronavirus vaccine, saying in an interview that he'll 'keep that a private thing.'
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