New York City mayor Eric Adams addressed the city’s current COVID-19 vaccination mandate and how professional sports teams are going to have to wait their turn for looser restrictions.
“Right now, we’re going to take some complaints,” Adams said during a Tuesday morning news conference, according to ESPN. “But when this is all said and done, people are going to realize this is a thoughtful administration and we got it right. So baseball, basketball, businesses, all of those things, they have to wait until that layer comes.”
As of now, due to the private employer mandate, unvaccinated professional athletes in New York City are not allowed to compete in home games. This applies to the Nets, Knicks, Mets and Yankees. Most notably, Brooklyn point guard Kyrie Irving, who has been clear he is not going to get the vaccine, has only been competing in away games for his team.
