TORONTO — Asked back on March 31 if all of his players were fully vaccinated, 76ers coach Doc Rivers said: “I think you will figure it out eventually.”
Well, eventually came Wednesday night when swingman Matisse Thybulle was listed as ineligible to play in Thursday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Players who aren’t fully unvaccinated now have to be listed as ineligible when held out of playing games in Toronto.
Thybulle played in the Sixers’ preseason-opener vs. the Raptors in Toronto on Oct. 4. He also participated in their Dec. 28 regular season game here in Toronto. But as of Jan. 15, players need to be fully vaccinated to enter Canada. Thybulle did not travel to Toronto following Tuesday night’s victory over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The common belief at the time was that Thybulle was vaccinated.
