NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday the league would not “jump the line” for the Covid-19 vaccine as the league prepared to tip off its new season amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the United States.
Speaking on a conference call ahead of the start of the 2020-2021 season on Tuesday, Silver emphasized that the NBA would “wait our turn” to obtain the vaccine, which began to be administered for the first time last week.
“It goes without saying that in no form or way will we jump the line,” Silver told reporters. “We will wait our turn to get the vaccine.”
Silver said he hoped NBA players and staff would eventually play a role in helping to assure the public of the …
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