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NBA World Reacts To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Message

May 4, 2022 by The Spun

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 22: National Basketball Association all-time leading scorer and social justice advocate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wears his Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to him by U.S. President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House November 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama presented the medal to 19 living and two posthumous pioneers in science, sports, public service, human rights, politics and the arts. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Over the weekend, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested that the NBA insist on vaccination against COVID-19 and admonished those who are still holding out.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Abdul-Jabbar spoke about the tender subject and pulled no punches. He called vaccine deniers “disingenuous” for going against medical science as it relates to the pandemic and vaccines, but not when it comes to getting medical advice to treat their own ailments.

“The NBA should insist that all players and staff are vaccinated or remove them from the team. There is no room for players who are willing to risk the health and lives of their teammates, the staff, and the fans simply because they are unable to grasp the seriousness of the situation or do the necessary research.

“What I find especially disingenuous about the vaccine deniers is their arrogance at disbelieving immunology and other medical experts. Yet, if their child was sick or they themselves needed emergency medical treatment, how quickly would they do exactly what those same experts told them to do?”

As with just about every conversation concerning vaccines and the pandemic, the overall reaction was mixed. But the NBA’s all-time scoring leader is finding no shortage of agreement on social media:

While the NBA has reportedly achieved vaccination in a majority of players, there are several very prominent holdouts.

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins have maintained that they will not get the vaccine unless forced to, and even then, they may seek loopholes.

Irving and Wiggins also play in cities that have vaccine mandates, and may not be able to play in home games where vaccines are mandated.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is putting his foot down on this issue though. We’ll see if his words have the power to either move players into action – or force the NBA’s hand.

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