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John McCoy/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) As many Americans hesitate to get vaccinated against COVID-19, NBA legend Spencer Haywood is teaming up with a medical school in Las Vegas to tackle the mistrust of the health care system prevalent in some communities of color. The Basketball Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist has joined the dean's advisory committee at Roseman University College of Medicine to work on programs increasing diversity in medicine to tackle this issue. In an interview with ABC News Live on Thursday, Haywood said that his daughter Shaakira, who is a doctor, inspired him to lend his voice to this cause. "This crisis that we are facing in the African American community, in particular, in the Hispanic community we are not being vaccinated because of the fear. There's misinformation that's going out, you know, about the vaccine," Haywood said. Experts share best masking tips to protect against COVID-19 delta variant According to Haywood, a lac

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