By way of filtration comes Kyrie Irving’s response to the Nets – and to society. Although for a long time he has refused to expose himself to the media on several occasions, and even was fined for it, the Brooklyn star now opts for this path to explain his motivation for not getting vaccinated.
Always citing sources close to the player, The Athletic He explains that Irving is not against vaccines and that his position is because he is upset that people lose their jobs due to the obligation to get vaccinated; In other words, the rank and file would be challenging a society that, in his opinion, would be controlling the population and deciding on its sustenance.
Such an explanation comes immediately after the New York organization announced that Irving would not train or play with the team as long as it did not comply with New York regulations; that is to say, he would not be in the local games (it was already known), nor in the visitors (he could play if the team wanted).
Irving, who knows he will lose about $ 18 million, understands that he is fighting for something bigger than basketball and sees as an unintended consequence that such determination conflicts with his playing career, as well as with his team, the Brooklyn Nets.
That is why the point guard He has been in contact with his teammates and has explained his decision to them, which he believes leads him to a more important fight than basketball and which, in turn, he takes at a time in his life in which he feels good with her . As stressed by the aforementioned media, a source would have literally expressed the following: “Irving wants to be a voice for those who have no voice.”
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