Now, accordingtowatchhissources, a numberoffactorsarecontributingtoplayers.
Whatthey'retellingunionrepswhattheirreluctanceistoparticipateincludesuncertaintyabouttakingthevaccinethemselves, reluctanttoadvocateit's usedforothersandalso a littlebitof a lackoftrust.
And I rememberwhen I wastryingtogetguystogetflushotsand I didn't havetheeducation.
I wasstillthinkingasanAfricanAmericankidthatgrewupintheneighborhoodthatwasfearfulofofdoctorsin a lotofway, and I satdownwithDrCallahanoftheKnicks.
Shebrokedowntheflushottome.
Shegotallofthemisconceptionsoutinfrontofmeandtoldmeyouknow, thetruthaboutthevaccineAnd I satdownwiththeplayers.
Shesatdownwiththeplayers.
Wegavethemtheeducation.
Sonowtheycouldmake a sounddecisionbasedonfax.
Andwehad a bigplustheguysthatdidit, andwecreatedherdimmunityonourteam, and I respectedtheguysthatdidn't wanttodoit, andwedidn't shamethemordoanythinglikethat.
Butwetriedtogivethemalloftheinformationthatwecouldpossiblygivethemsotheycouldmake a soundchoice.
Right?
AndRachel, I thinkthebigwordthatstoodouttomethatyousaid, istrustright?
Andnotonlydotheplayersnottrustthegovernment, buttheyrightnow, theydon't trustthe N B A.
Andyouknow, itwassomanytimesthat I wassaying, especiallyinthebubble, howtheplayersAssociationandtheNBAwerecomingtogetherandtherewas a beautifulthingtosee.
Well, I thinktheAllStarGamecaused a bitofseparationandthattrustagain.
And I thinkdealingwiththiscovertinthisvaccinesituation, thisis a chancefortheNBAtogainthattrustbackofftheirplayers.
Now.
What I woulddois, if I'm theNBA, I wouldmakeitoptional.
I wouldsayLook, thevaccineisavailable.
Eachindividualplayer.
Youcouldchooseyourrouteonhowyouwanttogoaboutit.
Whetheryouwanttotakeitornotisyourchoice.
I wouldn't forceit.
I wouldn't do a committeevoting.
I willleteachindividualpersondecidewhetherornottheywanttotakethevaccine.
And I willsay I thinktheissuesbetweenplayersandtheMBARightnowit's moreof a speedbump.
I thinkthereis a basictrustbetweentheleagueandtheUnion.
I thinkthathasbeenbuiltovertheyearsand I thinkitstillexists.
Butthereis a littlespeedbumprightnow, andthenthelackoftrustofwhatyouwerereferringtofizz.
Lookup a lotofthetreatmentofAfricanAmericansbythemedicalcommunityoverthecenturiesinthiscountry, andyouunderstandwhythereis a reluctance.
But I willsay I willsaythattheMBAhasdonewhatyoudidfizzisthattheyhaveputtheirchiefmedicalofficer, whoisanAfricanAmericanmaninfrontoftheirplayersandsaid, Hey, havesomemandatoryzoomshereandgeteducated.