On October 1, the NBA made official that 95% of its players had already been vaccinated at least one dose. Since then, there is no official update, although some teams have made public the vaccination of all their employees. Most players keep their status private, but within that 5% that could have dropped in the last 20 days, only Kyrie Irving and Jonathan Isaac keep their voice up about their status. The Magician has once again defended his decision with the start of the season. «It all started with my personal case. I did an exhaustive search job and there were indications that have only grown since then that the natural infection gave greater immunity than the vaccine. “
Isaac stated his case in a personal chat with Daily Caller where he insisted on how traditional media are a source of misinformation. The player already became popular at the beginning of training camp where he refuted an article by Rolling Stone where he was used as an example to criticize the anti-vaccine current of thought. The measure of his explanation did the rest to turn the video clip into a viral hit. As the weeks pass, Isaac thinks there is too much hysteria surrounding the subject. It’s crazy. I think it got out of hand. People are too irascible and I think that in large part it is because the media encourages them.
The power forward has received countless insults and criticism on social networks that branded him anti-vaccines. A term with which he has never communed, since he says that what he defends is the freedom of choice of each one. What’s more, he uses this as another reason why not to get vaccinated. “There are people who are losing their jobs because they don’t get vaccinated. This is a bigger fight than basketball. The Orlando legislation does not affect Isaac as it may have affected Irving in New York. The Magician will not have to give up his salary outside of the states with these types of restrictions, so his pocket is not tightening as he continues to recover from his serious knee injury. But judging from his words and the way he pronounces them, it seems convinced of what it defends.
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