Most athletes have gone full woke and have done whatever corporate America has told them to do.
But then there’s Kyrie Irving…
In a recent report by ESPN NBA point guard, Kyrie Irving has lost over $100 million dollars for refusing to get vaccinated.
These numbers stem from the fact Kyrie turned down a 4 year $100 million contract because within the contract it demanded he must get vaccinated.
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ESPN had these details to report:
– Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving says he turned down a four-year extension prior to the 2021-22 season because of his decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
“I gave up four years, 100-and-something million deciding to be unvaccinated and that was the decision,” Irving said during Nets media day on Monday. “[Get this] contract, get vaccinated or be unvaccinated and there’s a level of uncertainty of your future, whether you’re going to be in this league, whether you’re going to be on this team, so I had to deal with that real-life circumstance of losing my job for this decision.”
Irving, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and was forced to miss home games in Brooklyn until late March because of a New York City vaccination mandate, opted into the final year of his contract, a player option worth $36.5 million, prior to the season. The 30-year-old said he felt the decision whether to get vaccinated was like “an ultimatum” from the organization, in regard to his contract.
Kyrie Irving says refusing to get the covid shot cost him $100 million. https://t.co/tQN0vflB3u
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 27, 2022
Outkick had more on the story:
Kyrie Irving’s decision to not receive the COVID-19 vaccine, along with local mandates, kept him from playing in more than half of last season’s games with the Brooklyn Nets. Playing time wasn’t the only thing that his personal choice kept him from receiving.
Speaking to the media during Nets media day on Monday, Irving explained that being unvaccinated kept him from receiving a $100 million contract extension with Brooklyn.
“I gave up four years, 100-and-something million deciding to be unvaccinated and that was the decision. It was contract, get vaccinated or be unvaccinated and there’s a level of uncertainty with your future whether you’re gonna be in this league, whether you’re gonna be on this team,” Irving said.
“I had to deal with that real-life circumstance of losing my job for this decision. I was dealing with all those emotions while trying to secure my future for my family ultimately.”
Earlier this month Kyrie Irving received backlash for posting this video to his Instagram account:
“There is a tyrannical organization calling itself the New World Order…by releasing diseases and viruses and plagues upon us, we then basically get shoved into their system”
— Alex Jones 2002 clip posted by Kyrie Irving pic.twitter.com/3JYEnguEk5
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) September 15, 2022
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