vaccinated after the brooklyn nets issued a requirement, that irving will not have part-time ability with his decision not to comply with new york city s vaccine mandate. stating anyone entering into an indoor gym including the barclay s center must have at least one dose. and making it eligible to play sets the stage for a potential battle between the team and the players union. which according to the the new york times has already been pushing back on the league s plan to dock the pay for unvaccinated players for games they miss because of ordinances in their home cities. irving who, mind you, has also suggested that the earth is flat is due to lose about $380,000 for every home game he misses. but he ll still be paid for the road games. time now for the weather. let s go to meteorologist bill karins. bill, how are you doing today? and what s the weather looking
standoff over covid vaccines. kyrie irving is benched over his continued refusal to get vaccinated. new york state has laws that prevent it from setting foot in barclay center where the team plays. the nets say it will prevent him from being a full-time player so he won t pay at all. there say cost attached to irving s refusal. according to the new york times, he could lose around $380,000 for every home game he misses. that s a lot of money for and you me but for irving it s about 1% of his base salary for this season. joining us from outside the barclay center in brooklyn is nbc news correspondent ron allen. ron, the nets drew this line in the sand in benching irving completely for home games. where could this go from here if he refuses to get vaccinated?
also works to get its rank and file vaccinated across the country, new data showing covid s toll among officers. 62% of deaths in the line of duty were from covid in the last year. and tonight, in the sports world, consequences for basketball star kyrie irving until he is vaccinated. there s irving, one-on-one. oh, what a fake! reporter: the brooklyn nets benching irving without pay until he meets a vaccination requirement to play in a new york arena. at stake, roughly $380,000 a game. kyrie has made it clear that he has a choice in this matter. and it s ultimately going to be up to him what he decides. reporter: and tonight, a critical decision just days away for the 84 million americans who got moderna and johnson & johnson. an fda panel could authorize those booster shots by friday, with the cdc deciding who will get them as early as the end of next week. many older americans are eager for that green light. once they re approved and i can get it, then i definitely will. i
kyrie irving, legit superstar. espn is reporting that the nets franchise still doesn t know what kyrie will do and they haven t endecided whether or not to accommodate even as a part-time player should he remain unvaccinated. he would look $380,000 for every game that he misses. joining us is jemele hill. what do you think? well, i think in andrew wiggins case, he is schedule food make about $31 million, $32 million a year. he had to probably have a very honest conversation with himself, are his beliefs, and he explained in that press conference that his hesitation stemmed from a bad reaction that i believe that he had to tylenol. because of that bad reaction, he looked at more natural remedies which i can understand. my own mother was not on board with getting vaccinated because
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