“If Ted Cruz stands with you, you should sit down!”: NBA Analysts Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins react to the Texas Senator supporting Kyrie Irving and the other unvaccinated players

Raahib Singh | 30/09/2021
"If Ted Cruz stands with you, you should sit down!": NBA Analysts Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins react to the Texas Senator supporting Kyrie Irving and the other unvaccinated players

Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins speak up against Texas Senator Ted Cruz supporting Kyrie Irving and other unvaccinated players

The new NBA season is barely a few days. The first preseason game for the season takes place on 4th October. Everything seems ready for the new season to start, and everyone is excited for the same. However, there is one problem that still continues to loom over the NBA and its players. While the NBA made it mandatory for the officials, the team staff, and everyone else to get vaccinated, the same wasn’t done for the players. Even though most of the players are vaccinated, there still are some who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccination.

Recently Texas Senator Ted Cruz spoke up in favor of the athletes declining to get vaccinated.

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Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins react to the Texas Senator’s statements

The Texas Senator supporting the NBA players who refuse to get vaccinated did not sit right with a lot of people. Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins let their thoughts be known about the same.

Shannon simply pointed out how the senator himself is vaccinated, yet is supporting the anti-vaxxers.

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Kendrick Perkins, on the other hand, talked about how the senator first needs to look after his state.

Having a big politician stand with the anti-vaccine players may give them a morale boost, but wouldn’t change anything about their situation. The NBA and the city authorities are firm with their decision, and the players would have to either abide or give up their games and subsequently, their salaries.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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