also golden state warriors player andrew wiggins. explain why the nba can t just mandate a vaccination policy? it is really a collective bargaining labor issue. the nba s backed in a corner. here is america s most progressive sports league only getting bailed out by america s most progressive cities. the league finds itself in a real almost race against time and these conspiracy theories to get players vaccined in time for opening night. we are only talking about 30 or so players but the big questions the nba can answer with its limited power are will vaccinated players guilt trip their teammates into literally taking one for their team? will the nba s new covid rules which it has a little power over, a little wiggle room, will they maybe the lifestyle to the rich and famous who are unvaccinated so uncomfortable they almost give in to the shot or will it take a completely preventible outbreak, a superstar, superspreader event if you will, to force some sort of executive action here?
us which reflects on the players on the team as well. i thought that was a good show of leadership and solidarity that they came forward to make a statement. if i was sterling, the first thing i would do is look for a buyer. nba can t really claim they were caught off guard by this because he has a history of this and in fact, it s a toxic history as a property owner, he he was taken to court several times over the fact that he would not represent to hispanic and african-americans. by the way, he also has a very sketchy past as far as prostitution, sexual harassment. so he can t claim this was a one slip of the tongue and the nba really should have been distancing itself from him for years. he s the longest tenured owner in the league. it s interesting if he had that kind of a history had it come up before. i m curious from a political stand point, a lot going on in the world. the president in asia, ukraine, so much to talk about. this comes up on the trip. i think he was basic