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 Vaccination is not mandatory but 90% of players already are, NBA
Players Association executive director Michele Roberts told Yahoo
Sports in July.
ESPN said that, as per the NBA's tentative health and safety
protocols released to teams on Tuesday, vaccinated players will only
be tested if they show symptoms or are a close contact of a positive
case.
Unvaccinated players will have to undergo daily testing prior to
entering a team facility, participating in team-organised
activities, or interacting with other players and coaches.
Among the other restrictions, unvaccinated players will not be
allowed to dine in the same room as other players, and must be given
a locker as distant as possible from other players.
Unvaccinated players will also have to remain at their residence, or
the team hotel during road trips, outside game time except for team
and essential activities such as taking children to school or buying
groceries.
They will also have to quarantine for seven days if they are a close
contact while vaccinated players will only have to do so in "unusual
circumstances".
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 The report said face masks were
mandatory for all players for the 2021-2022
season, which starts on Oct. 19.
Four-time NBA champion LeBron James of the Los
Angeles Lakers said he was initially "very
sceptical" about the vaccine but decided to take
it after doing his research.
"I don't talk about other people and what they
should do," James said. "I don't think I
personally should get involved in what other
people do for their bodies and livelihoods.
"I know that I was very sceptical about it but
after doing my own research I felt like it was
best suited for me and my family and my
friends."
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru;
Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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