NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks during events at NBA All-Star weekend on Feb. 15, 2020, at the United Center in Chicago. - Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/TNS
Anti-vaxxer sentiment among top NBA players is part of their reluctance to promote a coronavirus vaccine to the public, according to a report. With COVID-19 vaccine mistrust especially pervasive in Black communities — and with the NBA regularly postponing games because of COVID-19 outbreaks — Commissioner Adam Silver proposed players receive vaccines as part of league-sponsored PSAs. The players’ response was “tepid,” according to ESPN, which reported vaccine skepticism as a factor. The other players’ issue was “resistance to extending favors” to the NBA after being forced into an All-Star Gam...
