{"id":1160607,"date":"2021-12-27T10:34:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T15:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1160607"},"modified":"2021-12-27T10:34:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T15:34:19","slug":"nba-teams-required-to-host-booster-shot-events-by-new-years-eve-amid-coronavirus-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-teams-required-to-host-booster-shot-events-by-new-years-eve-amid-coronavirus-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Teams Required to Host Booster Shot Events by New Year&#039;s Eve Amid Coronavirus Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-teams-required-to-host-booster-shot-events-by-new-years-eve-amid-coronavirus-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1160607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The National Basketball Association (NBA) will require its teams to host Covid booster shot events on New Year\u2019s Eve, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Shams Charania, the NBA reporter for the Athletic, tweeted the news earlier this week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn light of rising COVID-19 cases, all NBA teams were informed that they are required to host a booster shot event by Dec. 31 in which booster doses are made available for eligible players, staff, and their families,\u201d Charania wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In light of rising COVID-19 cases, all NBA teams were informed that they are required to host a booster shot event by Dec. 31 in which booster doses are made available for eligible players, staff and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1474241649538744323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite being possibly the most thoroughly vaccinated of all the major sports leagues, the NBA has been devastated by a recent surge in coronavirus cases. According to the reports, the league is 97% vaccinated, with at least 60% of its players having received a booster shot. Still, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\">ESPN<\/a>, 123 players have tested positive for the virus in December.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bradley-beal-of-the-washington-wizards-wears-a-protective-face-due-picture-id1299351389\" alt=\"Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards wears a protective face covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic as he warms up before playing against the...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JANUARY 29: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards wears a protective face covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic as he warms up before playing against the Atlanta Hawks at Capital One Arena on January 29, 2021 in Washington, DC.&nbsp;(Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The positive tests have led to a slew of postponed games and chaos for league schedule makers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/general-view-of-a-local-business-outside-the-stadium-that-has-been-picture-id1295664777\" alt=\"General view of a local business outside the stadium that has been boarded up to protect glass windows is seen after the game between the Washington...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JANUARY 09: A general view of a local business outside the stadium that has been boarded up to protect glass windows is seen after the game between the Washington Wizards and the Miami Heat at Capital One Arena on January 9, 2021 in Washington, DC.&nbsp;(Photo by Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver remains undaunted by the surge in positive tests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis virus will not be eradicated,\u201d Silver recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malika_andrews\/status\/1473398420547194881?s=20\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re going to have to learn to live with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Basketball Association (NBA) will require its teams to host Covid booster shot events on New Year\u2019s Eve, according to a report. 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