Adam Silver: "The law that prevents Kyrie Irving from playing doesn't really make sense"

The NBA commissioner referred to an order preventing the Guard Hunts from playing at home: "If it is meant to be defensive, it is strange that unvaccinated outside players are allowed to play."

And also: his opinion on the multiplicity of transitions of stars

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16/02/2022

Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 6:34 p.m.

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One of the big stories that accompanies the current season in the NBA is Kyrie Irving's refusal to get vaccinated.

The Brooklyn Nets star is not the only player in the league unvaccinated, but due to New York State laws prohibiting unvaccinated residents from attending games, Irving cannot take part in the team's home games.

On the other hand, unvaccinated players of guest teams are allowed to get on the floor.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver was interviewed by ESPN today (Wednesday) and expressed his opinion on the matter.

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"What's weird about this law in my eyes is that it only applies to home team players. If the purpose of the law is to protect the people who are in the hall, it doesn't really make sense that an unvaccinated foreign player can play while a home player can't."

Silver noted that the league wanted to force the players to get vaccinated, but the players' union refused.

Despite this, the commissioner stressed that over 97% of the league's players are vaccinated, with most of them even vaccinated in the third dose.

"My opinion is that people should get vaccinated and get the third dose. I can imagine a scenario where the new mayor Eric Adams, who was not in office when this ordinance came into force, will decide to change it and say there is no longer a need for immunization, certainly when it comes to home team players only. ".

As you may recall, Irving was suspended by the Hunts for the first two months of the season in the hope that a solution to his issue would be found, but since no solution was reached, it was decided to return him and he now plays only away games.

Times have changed.

Silver (Photo: GettyImages, Tom Pennington)

Brooklyn hit the agenda once again this past week when James Harden traded to Philadelphia in exchange for a package that included the outcast Ben Simmons.

Silver referred to the change that has taken place in the league in recent years, recalling the mantra of his predecessor in office, David Stern, who said: "When you say Larry Byrd you think of Boston, when you say Magic Johnson you think of the Lakers and when you say Michael Jordan you Think about the Bulls. "

"These are other times," Silver explained, "the data shows that switching superstars is not necessarily a bad thing because it allows bad situations to be resolved. To the league. "

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