Irving did not agree to receive the coronavirus vaccine (Matt Stone/Getty)
a statement Kyrie Irvingthe Brooklyn Nets basketball star, has rejected an offer to extend his contract for more than… 100 million US dollars He gets it in return for playing for 4 years, due to his decision not to receive the Corona virus vaccine.
And the British “Sport Kida” website, on Tuesday, quoted Kyrie Irving as saying: “I gave up my 4-year contract extension for $ 100 million, in addition to some millions as well, as a result of my decision not to receive the Corona vaccine.”
“In order to sign such a contract, I would have to get a corona vaccination, there is a level of uncertainty regarding your future. So I had to face the possibility of losing my job as a result of the decision I made.”
“I was given an ultimatum to get the vaccine in case I wanted to extend my contract, we were supposed to settle everything before the training camp last season. It didn’t happen simply because I refused. I just had to live with it.”
Irving was forced to miss home games in Brooklyn until the end of March of this year, because the health protocol in force until then in New York prohibited unvaccinated people from entering gyms.
It is noteworthy that thirty-year-old Kyrie Irving activated his contract clause for the next season until the summer of 2023, in exchange for $37 million.
