Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving excoriated New York City Mayor Eric Adams following his latest vaccine mandate change, calling enforced COVID jabs a historic human rights violation.
The NBA player has not been shy about voicing his opinion concerning the mandates. He missed approximately two-thirds of last season due to New York City’s insane and oppressive rules. Now, he’s taking aim at the latest change by Adams who ended the private employer vaccine mandate on Tuesday but is still requiring city workers to be vaccinated in order to work.
“If I can work and be unvaccinated, then all of my brothers and sisters who are also unvaccinated should be able to do the same, without being discriminated against, vilified, or fired,” Irving tweeted.
“This enforced Vaccine/Pandemic is one the biggest violations of HUMAN RIGHTS in history,” he asserted.
If I can work and be unvaccinated, then all of my brothers and sisters who are also unvaccinated should be able to do the same, without being discriminated against, vilified, or fired. ♾🤞🏾
This enforced Vaccine/Pandemic is one the biggest violations of HUMAN RIGHTS in history.
— A11Even (@KyrieIrving) September 20, 2022
Use me God.
No Fear.
♾🤞🏾— A11Even (@KyrieIrving) September 20, 2022
Irving stood his ground as an unvaccinated player in the NBA. Not an easy thing to do in New York City which had some of the harshest restrictions against those who refused the jab. He only played 29 games last season with Brooklyn, six of which were at Barclays Center.
Compare that to other teams where unvaccinated players were allowed to play in their home stadiums if it was allowed by their city’s COVID mandates.
Owner Joe Tsai and General Manager Sean Marks agreed that Irving should begin the season at the Nets’ facility and shouldn’t be a part-time player due to his vaccination status. But when players started getting injured and then tested positive for the virus, all of that changed. Irving was relegated to only playing with his team when they went on the road.
That continued until March of 2022 when New York City finally loosened its restrictions. The liberal bastion declared that unvaxxed athletes and entertainers would now be permitted to perform at Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, and elsewhere.
Kyrie Irving is a national hero!
Not many Professional athletes had the guts to stand up to the Covid Cult, he was one of the few that did and he's been fully vindicated— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) September 21, 2022
Thanks for speaking up Kyrie. Plenty of vaccinated people like myself have been standing up for the rights of unvaccinated people since the very beginning. But unfortunately not enough — there are too many cowards.
— Eli Klein (@TheEliKlein) September 20, 2022
Time will not be kind to the tyrants.
— John Rich🇺🇸 (@johnrich) September 20, 2022
Despite Irving not being affected by the mandate this season, he’s still speaking up for those who are because they choose not to get the vaccine.
“I played 29 games, I barely played home games. It wasn’t a typical season I would have wanted. But things happen. I had to stand on a whole bunch of bigger stuff than just that,” he told the New York Post.
Adams got a staged and propagandized booster shot on live TV while announcing the mandate change, proclaiming, “Our vaccinated workforce kept the city open and operating, with over 300,000 employees it was crucial to put it in place, and we’re keeping it in place.”
I’m getting my #COVID19 booster and you can too: visit https://t.co/KwhEv8K9Bt! Join us now at City Hall. https://t.co/o78vmIM8Mg
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) September 20, 2022
“Our vaccinated workers have carried out their jobs and stepped up when the city needed them the most and we think it’s imperative to send the right message and lead by example,” Adams hypocritically contended, displaying a level of tone-deafness that was impressive even by New York standards.
I’m thrilled to roll up my sleeve and get boosted and encourage all eligible New Yorkers to do the same. The new bivalent booster is here, providing better protection against #COVID variants.
Find an appointment near you and get boosted: https://t.co/KwhEv8K9Bt pic.twitter.com/wOqpu3161p
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) September 20, 2022
The mayor also claimed that 89 percent of New Yorkers, including children, have been vaccinated. Therefore, the vaccine requirements for New York City schoolchildren to play sports and other higher-risk extracurricular activities are also being dropped. The city will still encourage vaccines and boosters despite President Biden declaring the pandemic is over.
“The rollout has been important and crucial and because we’ve been so successful, it’s time to move on to the next level of fortifying our city,” Adams grandstanded. “This puts the choice in the hands of New Yorkers. It’s imperative we’re asking them to continue to encourage their employees to get their vaccines and booster shots.”
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