2021 NBA Offseason

[Stakesarehigh]

Unless you're in a high risk field, you should not be required to vaccinate.

Where do you draw the line and why should a company not be allowed to set its own protocol

This is already a thing with companies not hiring smokers.

 

[WiggyRuss]

Seems fair. But why are they only concerned with the people in the expensive seats? lol

It'll be interesting though to see what it does to attendance.

I'm actually interested to see what teams come up with and how they differ in approach.

Heat fans that sit in the lower bowl do not show up until half time anyway.

 

[WiggyRuss]

does the hold get a ring?

no just an *

"won the freakshow"

 

[trojanfan12]

The Thunder are requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test within 72 hours.

Looks like Staples Center has the same.

 

[trojanfan12]

As I said once Delta hit the scene it makes vaccination a bit more of a personal choice as to a public health issue as the vaccines efficacy as to spread for delta is clearly limited.

Where I see companies being in the right on mandating vaccination is in the clear statistics backing vaccination decreasing hospitalization risk and even up to death. Many companies provide life insurance, and obviously the cost of having a person on a vent is substantial.

I think businesses, should be able to decide for themselves. Which, so far, is what has happened. In the city I live in, I haven't seen any businesses requiring masks or proof of vaccination. But yesterday I drove 20 minutes to another city and most businesses that I saw were requiring masks.

I also have no issue with cities, states and counties deciding to mandate masks and/or vaccination proof for their employees and people entering their buildings. I do have an issue with mandates from any government, whether federal, state, county or city demanding vaccinations and/or masks beyond their own employees, buildings, etc.

 

[fightinfunbags]

 

[Heatles84]

Heat fans that sit in the lower bowl do not show up until half time anyway.

I see no lies here. We run on Cuban time.

 

[Heatles84]

Where do you draw the line and why should a company not be allowed to set its own protocol

This is already a thing with companies not hiring smokers.

As a smoker, you're choosing to damage your body. There is long-term data that shows the negative effects of smoking.

You have no long-term data for the vaccine. For a small group, the vaccine can hurt you more than Covid.

Saying that any company should be able to enforce their employees take an experimental vaccine, while also ignoring the benefits that natural immunity provides, specifically is quite frankly asinine.

 

[DJ]

Heat fans that sit in the lower bowl do not show up until half time anyway.

Why do Cavs fans even bother to show up?

 

[DJ]

With all the talk of Irving being unvaxxed......I saw an interesting trade proposal.....

Irving for Simmons....Simmons plays PG, Harden goes back to SG and Irving gives the Sixers a legit player to tag team with Embiid.

 

[The Q]

With all the talk of Irving being unvaxxed......I saw an interesting trade proposal.....

Irving for Simmons....Simmons plays PG, Harden goes back to SG and Irving gives the Sixers a legit player to tag team with Embiid.

Gotta get something else as Brooklyn imo

 

[msgkings322]

Unless you're in a high risk field, you should not be required to vaccinate.

Why not? What's the downside?

 

[msgkings322]

With all the talk of Irving being unvaxxed......I saw an interesting trade proposal.....

Irving for Simmons....Simmons plays PG, Harden goes back to SG and Irving gives the Sixers a legit player to tag team with Embiid.

Again, DJ, we all saw this already

 

[DJ]

Again, DJ, we all saw this already

Didn't see it posted anywhere and I have been here sporadically since I been in CA.

 

[Wamu]

Why not? What's the downside?

I saw going to ask the same thing until I saw your comment.

 

[ChrisperJ10]

 

[Shanemansj13]

With all the talk of Irving being unvaxxed......I saw an interesting trade proposal.....

Irving for Simmons....Simmons plays PG, Harden goes back to SG and Irving gives the Sixers a legit player to tag team with Embiid.

That isn't good for BKN straight up, they need more. Plus you really think Philly wants to deal with that ego (way WORSE than Simmons) and no long-term guarantee with Kyrie. He has a player option in 22-23.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Why not? What's the downside?

There is no downside, at least that I have seen reported. Crazy I know.

 

[shopson67]

I would assume because they are close to the players/coaches and other officials.

It's failed logic though; everyone comes in through the same gates, goes to the same concessions, etc. Someone can pick it up from a nosebleed seat fan before ever getting to their seat. Not sure how quickly after getting it that it can be passed again though?

 

[msgkings322]

There is no downside, at least that I have seen reported. Crazy I know.

Honestly I can think of only 3 possible reasons why someone would refuse vaccination:

1. Religious (Christian Scientists, etc)...can't argue with religious reasons but that's very few people
2. Fear of side effects. The side effects are minimal and far less prevalent or dangerous than the risks of catching Covid unvaccinated. And the same folks who bitch at 'the libs' for being scared of a virus sure like to be scared of a vaccine...
3. Own the libs/muh freedom/you can't make me

So basically, even if you don't think the vaccine does much good, there's no good reason not to get one for 99% of us.