A day after the Nets decided to keep Kyrie Irving away from the team until he can be a “full participant,” the Nets guard went on his personal Instagram Live account late Wednesday night to break his silence on the subject of his vaccination status and the reasons why he had not gotten a shot.
It was the first time Irving disclosed he has not been vaccinated. On Media Day, he declined to answer questions on the subject, declaring it a “personal decision.”
In an often rambling and repetitive 20-minute session that drew 100,000+ viewers at its peak, Irving said his opposition was not to the vaccine but to the mandates, requirements that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs.