Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a special to the N.Y. TIMES goes with the header, "We Should Let Some NBA Players Jump The Vaccine Queue." Like other celebrities, basketball stars "can help build trust in taking the shot." NBA players "don’t deserve to move to the front of the line because they are rich or because the country needs basketball during these isolating times." But certain pockets of the population are "skeptical of the vaccines, and unless we pass a federal vaccination mandate (which would present its own problems), we will have to do everything we can to convince them that the vaccines are safe and that getting vaccinated as soon as possible is in the best interest of themselves, their loved ones and the country."
Also:
- Black QBs are "making history in real time."
- Texans QB Deshaun Watson is "taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners."
- A guide to the "changes and gambling coming to regional sports TV."
- Fox's Laura Okmin has "special connection with Bucs' Jason Pierre-Paul."
