Many of the National Basketball Association’s most popular players are rejecting requests to promote vaccinations against the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, ESPN reported citing unidentified players and agents.
NBA invitations to many of the league’s best-known players to encourage the general population to be vaccinated through public service announcements, or PSAs, and other media, “had a lukewarm response,” reported ESPN.
Agents and players said the resistance is consistent with the vaccine’s general skepticism among black Americans, who, according to a survey, only 38% expressed confidence.
Last season, blacks made up 74% of the NBA squad.
In addition to being cautious about catching it, another reason for his reluctance is to promote its use to others and animosity towards the league over the All-Star game, against which Los Angeles Lakers striker LeBron James spoke up. against.
Thirty NBA games this season have been postponed due to positive tests for the new coronavirus, contract tracking protocols and teams not having enough players for the games due to restrictions.
Commissioner Adam Silver told league team general managers on a conference call on Tuesday that the NBA could “encourage” teams and individuals to take and promote the vaccine with a loosening of the testing protocols and quarantine rules, ESPN said. citing anonymous sources.
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