going to do my own research and figure out if they want it. - And it also seemed to have a large number of players like Steph Curry, who just seemed to hate this situation, right? Player after player being asked by their unvaccinated teammates and saying, Hey, I've done my research, I'm vaccinated. But you know, we hope that he's with the team, kind of don't want to throw that guy under the fucking bus cause I'm supposed to play with them in generally across all three groups. And obviously it's for different reasons. Everyone's just like uncomfortable, and exhausted, and tired of everything. But also with this, you have big former players speaking out on it. People like Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Really taking a much stronger stance than active roster NBA, really going in hard on those who have spread skepticism and misinformation. Arguing that their choices and more specifically their decisions to broadcast them go beyond protecting themselves and those around them. But also have a direct impact on public perception and hesitancy. And with that argument that the NBA should have a mask mandate and took aim at Kyrie, specifically in an interview last night. - He's hiding behind procedure here, either you understand what's going on and you got to do the right thing. Or you don't understand what's going on. And you're going to continue to create all this confusion with your stance. I don't think that they are behaving like good teammates or good citizens. This is a war that we're involved in, an masks and vaccines. They are the weapons that we use to, to fight this war. - But also publishing an article on his sub stack yesterday, further elaborating on how it's really dangerous for people to keep pushing this. I need to do more research narrative, especially this far into the pandemic and especially in black communities. Writing athletes and other celebrities, have a public platform to help alleviate this crisis and to save lives and not take on that responsibility harms the sports and entertainment industries, the community and the country. Those who claim they need to do more research are simply announcing. They have done no research. And well, obviously that's not going to be a universal. That has been something we've seen echoed by other prominent black voices. People like sports reporter, Vincent Goodwill, who published an article yesterday titled stopped giving vocal minority of anti-vaxx NBA players, the space to be loud and wrong. Writing and giving them the platform or giving them what they want. They have access to the greatest doctors in the world and we'll consult them for anything from the common colds, to a torn up knee, or they have apparently discovered something, all the world's greatest scientists have missed. And concluding there, the volume should be turned down on those yelling into the mic. Even if minds can't be changed, damage can be mitigated. But yeah, that is where the story ends for now. And I know that was a lot, but I would love to know your thoughts on really any aspect or all of it. Or whether it be about the specific players or if you think there should be a mandate or not also regarding Corinne. Weather you agree or disagree about his thought that the I need to do more research stuff is really just saying
START_INTERACTION_TOKEN But yeah, that is where the story ends for now. And I know that was a lot, but I would love to know your thoughts on really any aspect or all of it. Or whether it be about the specific players or if you think there should be a mandate or not also regarding Corinne. Weather you agree or disagree about his thought that the I need to do more research stuff is really just saying END_INTERACTION_TOKEN