NBA training camp is right around the corner and over 90% of the league has received the COVID-19 vaccine. However, we have several high profile holdouts like Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, Golden State Warriors swingman Andrew Wiggins and Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac.
A Rolling Stone report highlighted those players, especially Isaac, who is proud to not follow any mandates, started watching Donald Trump press conferences, and not trust anything Dr. Anthony Fauci says.
“Jonathan Isaac is known less by the average basketball fan for his play than for being that guy who stood up with his jersey on during the national anthem in the NBA bubble, while every other player on the court took a knee in a t-shirt declaring BLACK LIVES MATTER, amid a global reckoning on race and police killings. “I’m not going to sit here and point my fingers at one group of people,” Isaac, who is Black, tells RS. “I would do it again.”
The Orlando Magic’s 23-year-old starting forward is deeply religious — and proudly unvaccinated. When NBA players started lining up for shots in March, Isaac started studying Black history and watching Donald Trump’s press conferences. He learned about antibody resistance and came to distrust Dr. Anthony Fauci. He looked out for people who might die from the vaccine, and he put faith in God.”
On Anthony Fauci:
“Dr. Fauci was appointed Director of NIAID in 1984. He oversees an extensive research portfolio of basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat established infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis and malaria as well as emerging diseases such as Ebola and Zika. NIAID also supports research on transplantation and immune-related illnesses, including autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.
Dr. Fauci has advised seven Presidents on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues. He was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved millions of lives throughout the developing world.”
Isaac is the same player who went viral declining to take part in the kneeling before games during the NBA bubble. The Magic big man is extremely religious and uses his faith as a guide in his life.
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On Sunday, he took to social media in response to the Rolling Stone article.
Among the man people who commented on his stance was Jemele Hill as she dropped a truth bomb on him.
“Serious question: Does Jonathan Isaac know Donald Trump has been vaccinated? Since that’s a source of his “information.”
That is a question that needs answering.
