“Everyone who is vaccinated should be pissed at those who aren’t,” a veteran assistant coach told ESPN. “Not requiring NBA players to be vaccinated is horses—.”Mandatory vaccinations for players has been a non-starter with the National Basketball Players Association. The NBA mandated that all team employees must be vaccinated — except for players. Said one strength and conditioning coach: “They need to hold the players to the same standards they hold us. “People want to draw it as a personal health decision, but it’s not,” a Western Conference head athletic trainer told ESPN.

Source: National Post September 28, 2021 17:26 UTC