New York Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that making a vaccine exception for Kyrie Irving “would send the wrong message” to the rest of the city.
Adams made his comments to CNBC and added that he has spoken with Joseph Tsai about the issue.
“Listen, I want Kyrie on the court. I would do anything to get that ring. So badly, I want it. But there’s so much at stake here. And I spoke with the owner of the team. We want to find a way to get Kyrie on the court, but this is a bigger issue,” Adams said in the interview. “I can’t have my city closed down again. It would send the wrong message just to have an exception for one player when we’re telling countless number of New York City employees, ‘If you don’t follow the rules, you won’t be able to be employed.'”
Adams’ comments came a day after he announced in a statement that as long as COVID-19 numbers continue to decrease, the city is looking at March 7 as the date to remove vaccination requirements for “indoor dining, fitness and entertainment venues.”
