'Don't believe that I'm retiring,' Irving said. 'Don't believe that I'm going to give up this game for a vaccine mandate or staying unvaccinated. Don't believe any of that s***, man.'
posted the previous day. Essentially, Irving said he refuses to get vaccinated because he believes he is standing up for people who have lost their jobs due to their own refusal to get a safe, widely administered vaccine that could help end a global pandemic that has killed millions of people and could kill even more.
While Irving was broadcasting, he received the usual fervent support from his fan base, including encouraging messages from retired NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury and, curiously, the official account of Duke's men's basketball, for whom Irving played 11 games in 2011. Irving also mentioned he doesn't want be used for an agenda, though that ship has obviously sailed. Several conservative mouthpieces, including Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump Jr., have already taken to social media to show their support for Irving.
As things currently stand, Irving will not be playing games for the Nets this season unless he gets vaccinated. He was officially barred from playing home games at Barclays Center due to New York City vaccine mandates, butThere are basically two ways it seems this situation can end: either New York lifts its vaccine mandates or Irving gets vaccinated. Judging from what he said Wednesday, the latter remains unlikely.
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