The NBA informed teams Monday that players who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 and have not received medical clearance from getting the vaccine will still be ineligible to play in Toronto during the 2022–23 season, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps.
The memo states that if players are ineligible to play games in Canada, teams must list them as “Out - Health and Safety Protocols,” on official pregame injury reports, per Bontemps. Players will also lose their pay for any games missed as a result of not being vaccinated.
Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer first reported that the league had distributed a memo to its 30 teams on Monday.