Daily News | Sixers coach Doc Rivers encouraged Matisse Thybulle to get vaccinated but continued ‘to support the kid’
“As a coach, you’ve got to be a human, too,” Rivers said following Tuesday’s practice. “It just puts you in a tough spot. … I told him I didn’t agree. But I told him I support him, and I will. And I’ll make sure, as much as I can, that his teammates support him. Tough spot for us to be in, but it is what it is.”The Sixers’ Matisse Thybulle explains why he’s unvaccinated: ‘I considered all avenues’
“That’s the one thing, as a staff, we decided,” Rivers said. “We’ll cross Game 3 and 4 when we get to Game 3 and 4. I want to prepare for Game 1 and 2. I don’t want to have a second plan and the distraction of that. We’ll get to Game 3 when we get to Game 3. But the first two games, we are whole, and that’s how we’re going to work.”
last Thursday, and the Sixers’ next game at home against Indiana. When asked why Green remained the starter, Rivers cited continuity and acknowledged a potential playoff series against Toronto was a factor.for the first time after Sunday’s regular-season finale, when Toronto was solidified as the Sixers’ first-round opponent. Thybulle said he got the first Pfizer dose months ago, but not the second to complete the series.
Thybulle also cited his upbringing on alternative medicine as a reason for refusing to complete vaccination. His late mother, Elizabeth, earned a degree from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, which is a member of the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges. That organization endorsed COVID-19 vaccines last year, and lobbied for its members to be allowed to administer them.
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