Bradley Beal told reporters on Monday that he has not received a COVID-19 vaccine and judging by more comments that he made, it does not appear he has a clue about what he is talking about.
The Washington Wizards guard who missed the Olympics because of his placement in COVID-19 protocols, cited “personal reasons” while shooting off anti-vaccine misinformation at the team’s media day.
“I don’t think you can pressure anybody into doing things, or putting things in their body,” Beal said Monday.
While other players around the league shut down all questions regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, Beal didn’t shy away from giving his opinion on the matter.
“I would ask the question to those who are getting vaccinated, ‘why are you still getting COVID?,” Beal said. “…You can still get COVID and still pass it along it vaccinated. So…”
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“[The NBA] kind of force us, in a way, to want to get [the vaccine],” Beal said. “At the end of the day [I’ll] talk it over with my family.”
Beal averaged 31.3 ppg last season and is a three-time NBA All-Star.
