Unvaccinated NBA Players Not Allowed Into Home Arenas Without Approved Medical or Religious Exemption

Vaccination segregation has reached professional basketball.

For NBA players who play for teams in cities with local COVID-19 vaccine mandates, they’re subjected to this medical tyranny.

That impacts players for the Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.

Per city policies, unvaccinated players cannot enter their home arena or facilities.

Only a medical or religious exemption will clear them to enter.

However, the authoritarian rules don’t apply to visiting players.

But let’s be real here, there’s usually a double standard with professional athletes.

Authorities will likely make it easier for players to obtain an exemption than regular folks, especially for superstars.

We’ll see if these rules get enforced for these players.

Or if it’s another case of “rules for thee but not for me.”

Unvaccinated players on the Nets, Knicks and Warriors reportedly won't be allowed into their home arenas for games or team activities 'unless there’s approved medical or religious exemption.'

Visiting players would be exempt from the requirements. pic.twitter.com/Jy9Zz2oD2S

— theScore (@theScore) September 1, 2021

Knicks, Nets, and Warriors players better vax up to play home gameshttps://t.co/jZ4uTRMTZK

— Nets Nation (@NetsNationCP) September 1, 2021

Unvaccinated Players in Some Cities Won't Be Allowed to Play in Home Games

Knicks, Nets, Warriors so far https://t.co/bBmYj6p7uJ

— DNASportsTalk (@DNASportsTalk) September 2, 2021

Unvaccinated players on the Knicks, Nets, and Warriors are not allowed to play in home games. Per local government policies. Via @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/iCaMlVlrVs

— NBA Retweet (@RTNBA) September 1, 2021

Local governmental policies meaning unvaccinated players on the Nets, Knicks and Warriors for example are not allowed to play in home games. Visiting players are exempt from the vaccination requirements in NYC and SF. Per @ShamsCharania#nba #NewYorkForever #NETS #Warriors pic.twitter.com/bx2hK7H0Uc

— Average Joe Sports Talk Podcast (@joes_talk) September 1, 2021

Unvaccinated Knicks, Nets and Warriors players won't be able to enter home arenas or participate in team activities unless there is an approved medical or religious exemption https://t.co/RT7rClZAG2

— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) September 1, 2021

SI reported:

Unvaccinated NBA players on several teams such as the Knicks, Nets and Warriors will not be allowed to enter home arenas or facilities for games and team activities taking place unless there is an approved medical or religious exemption, according to The Athletic‘s Shams Charania.

Following local government policies in New York and San Francisco, unvaccinated Nets, Knicks and Warriors players would not be allowed to play in home games. However, visiting players would be exempt from the vaccination requirements in New York City or San Francisco.

The league also informed teams that media workrooms will return in the 2021-22 season and that separate press conference rooms—that will hold at least 15 distanced people—for both home and road teams must be available, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press.

Entertainment during games can also be reinstated at the team’s discretion as long as all of the performers around players and referees are 100% vaccinated, per Reynolds.

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The league’s reported COVID-19 mandates on Wednesday come after the league informed all teams on Aug. 27 that personnel who work within 15 feet of players or referees during games must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this season, according to ESPN. The mandate includes coaches, front office members and trainers but does not include that all players be vaccinated.

The mandate also applies to broadcasters, scoreboard operators, photographers and security personnel, locker room attendants, medical personnel, equipment managers and food and beverage handlers and providers.

The NBA set a deadline of Oct. 1 for all team personnel to be fully vaccinated and kept open the possibility of issuing a booster shot at a later date.

The majority of NBA teams are in liberal cities.

Expect these rules to expand to more players in the coming weeks.

If the players had any courage, they’d boycott the league to end Medical Jim Crow.