{"id":1404623,"date":"2022-03-28T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1404623"},"modified":"2022-03-28T10:32:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:32:07","slug":"kyrie-irving-says-the-unvaccinated-need-to-stand-together-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-says-the-unvaccinated-need-to-stand-together-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving Says the Unvaccinated Need to &#039;Stand Together&#039;"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fkyrie-irving-says-the-unvaccinated-need-to-stand-together-2%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=1404623&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\">Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving became the symbol of athlete resistance to the pro-mandate crowd over the last two seasons. Now, with Covid restrictions for athletes and celebrities lifted in New York City, Irving wants to make sure the same exemptions made for him are offered to others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been saying from the beginning with all this, it\u2019s never been just about me, and any special privilege or exemption,\u201d Irving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/sports\/basketball\/nets\/ny-kyrie-irving-unvaccinated-mandates-20220326-223tiiyr3vfrlgxxyjn4bxkiby-story.html\">told<\/a> reporters via the <em>New York Daily News<\/em>. \u201cI think there are a lot of people dealing with real consequences from being unvaccinated. And I don\u2019t think it\u2019s talked about enough in terms of our essential workers and people on the frontlines, and it\u2019s just it\u2019s a whole community of us that really want to stand together.\u201d<\/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 class=\"\">\u201cAnd though I\u2019m very appreciative of Mayor [Eric] Adams for doing what he did, and everyone in our Nets organization, everyone sending in notes to the mayor and tweets or Instagram posts or wherever you call it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cYou know, now is the time to really get all of us included and get everybody back to work so we get some normalcy around here. But I know everybody still feels it, and there\u2019s a whole community of people that have lost their jobs due to this mandate as well. And I\u2019m just putting care out for them most importantly, and standing alongside of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/kyrie-irving-of-the-brooklyn-nets-celebrates-after-scoring-a-career-picture-id1385593617?k=20&#038;m=1385593617&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=JAd7ZWItTOoPr3dOnA-0o9PULVUPuVg7OrrzJ0lpfoY=\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets celebrates after scoring a career high and franchise record 60 points in beating the Orlando Magic by score of...\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><em>Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (Mark Brown\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Due to the recently removed private sector restrictions preventing unvaccinated athletes and performers from working at New York City venues, Irving has only played on the road for the Nets this year. A factor that in no small part has led to one of the most talented teams in the league having to fight for a playoff spot at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">However, due to Mayor Adams\u2019 lifting of the restrictions, Irving can now play at Brooklyn\u2019s Barclays Center and will play his first home game there on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving became the symbol of athlete resistance to the pro-mandate crowd over the last two seasons. 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