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Roland17:
In the same post I referred to LeBum as a generational talent but of course you are in a haste so you focus on the name..Nothing to see there..

Since Dame got drafted in 2012 this is his Playoff Record
2012/2013- Missed the playoffs
2013/2014- Got to the conference semi finals
2014/2015- Lost in the 1st round to the Grizzlies
2015/2016- Semi Finals
2016/2017-Swept in the 1st round
2017/2018-Swept by the freaking Pelicans in the 1st round
2018/2019-Swept in the Conference Finals
2019/2020-Gentleman sweep in the first round
2020/2021-1st round loss.

In 9 years he has been in the post season, he has missed the play offs once, lost in the first round 5 times, including losses to the Grizzlies and Pelicans including sweeps. Show me the players Kyrie played with during his time alone with the Cavs and I will show you the All Stars Dame has been playing with since he got drafted into the league. LeBum could not win with those cats na Kyrie go come win with WHO? Show me the studs on that roster from 2011 when he was drafted to 2014 when LeBum returned with a deeper roster.

Make una just stop the hate. I have not seen any facts here.. All I am reading na just hate because of his personality. He refuse vaccination, he is stubborn, he thinks he is smarter than others, he says the earth is flat, the list is endless but the fact remains there is no 2016 title without him. He was no scrub! Despite his history with injuries he has more individual accolades than Dame. We saw Dame in the Olympics, he began as a starter but we all know what happened after 2 games..

That is how they rewrite history, one of those playoff sweep was to the warriors that had a 2 time MVP, top 5 greatest shooter of all time and a 2x DPOY. Out of the best 5 players in that series it can be argued that 4 were playing for GSW, so please explain how he was supposed to win.
Furthermore the disrespect for Jokic is sickening, when did losing to a team lead by the MVP of the league while averaging 34pts 10 assist and 4 rebounds as a guard equate to underachieving. The series against the Pelicans, out of the best 5players in the series the Pels had 3 of them and also had the best 2 defensive players in the series to boot, anyone who picked the Blazers to win that series should go learn the fundamentals of basketball.

Kyrie had a loaded Celtics team which had gotten to the conference finals without him and he did nothing with them

Android17:
The only argument you can make against Kyrie when compared to Dame is durability. I wanted to steer clear of his achievements because I thought it was a given. If you must know, Kyrie was drafted to a bad Cavs team which nobody expected him to elevate beyond what he did. There is a reason Lebron made them reshuffle the team and trade their top draft pick upon his arrival. You might call him the second wheeler but the Cavs don't win their 2016 ring without him. Heck, all the hype Lebron gets for the 2016 title but people forget that he stat padded for the first 2 games (continued to play even when those games were blowouts) and their games 3,5,6,7 wins are impossible without Kyrie. Kyrie even kept them in the game 7 until James came alive in the 3rd Quat (they scored the same points in games 5 and 7). And he hit the shot that sealed the win for them. That is more than anything Dame has done. You can argue that Dame took his Blazers to the WCFs but that roster was better than what Kyrie had at the Cavs before Bron and if he was fit against the Cavs in the ECFs where the Celts went 2-0 up and lost 4-3 to the Cavs, it will be hard to say he would have not made an impact. Nevertheless, Dame was swept by AD and the Pelicans in what should have been a surefire win for the Blazers. Dame got swept by a KD-less warriors team having led most of those games by double digits. Dame got wrecked by a Murray-less Denver last season as well. What we typically see as signature to Dame is folding when the pressure is on - the Olympics for e.g. Kyrie on the otherhand rose to the biggest of occasions.

That is how they rewrite history, the same KD-less warriors that had a 2 time MVP, top 5 greatest shooter of all time and a 2x DPOY. Out of the best 5 players in that series it can be argued that 4 were playing for GSW, so please explain how he was supposed to win.
Furthermore the disrespect for Jokic is sickening, when did losing to a team lead by the MVP of the league while averaging 34pts 10 assist and 4 rebounds as a guard equate to underachieving. The series against the Pelicans, out of the best 5players in the series the Pels had 3 of them and also had the best 2 defensive players in the series to boot, anyone who picked the Blazers to win that series should go learn the fundamentals of basketball.

Roland17:
I respectfully disagree. Kyrie has more All Star Appearances, All NBA Appearances and was no scrub in the title winning season. Bring the stats of the title winning run with the Cavs and show me where Kyrie was a carry along or a scrub! GAME 7 vs The Warriors, GO WATCH THE STEP BACK CLUTCH 3! There is no title without that shot.
Show me another Superstar not named Dirk and Giannis in the modern era that won a ring all by himself? Kyrie is arguable the best ball handler the game has ever seen. What has Dame achieved to be nominated ahead of Kyrie? What exactly? Dame that continues to be under the shadows of Chef Curry. He has had solid teams over the years but only has a conference finals appearance to show for it. Is Dame better than Kyrie? Head to Head?

Dame has not has a team as good as the one Kyrie did nothing with in Boston. Every argument I see about Kyrie just balls down to, 'his play is flashy thus it makes it noticeable'. Yes he had a great series as the number 2 to Lebron, what else has he done, Kyrie only has one signature shot that everybody remembers and that is the game 7 shot in the finals.
I reiterate, he had a very good Boston team which went to the conference finals without him, and he did jack with them. Anyone who can says that Dame would not have done better with that team is just deceiving themselves.


PS: right now no team in the nba, even teams in states where is no mask mandate is unwilling to offer anything for Kyrie. If Dame was made available there would be a bidding war.

Android17:
When we talk about Kyrie, it is in comparison to active players and by every margin, Kyrie makes that list. First, if AD makes the list, Kyrie should. AD played along side an all time great to win anything. In fact, Lebron is yet to win anything without an all time great if that is an equitable argument to make against Kyrie. Kyrie represents more than just his skills - which if we are keeping it a hun'id - is elite (especially his ball handling). Kyrie is a maverick. Notice, I am not reeling out his all star appearances, FIBA MVP title and whatnot. Those speak for themselves. But Kyrie's larger impact than Dame is undeniable. Kyrie is even amongst the top selling shoes to add to his philanthropy. I am a Curry fan but Kyrie's shoes are worn by more people than Curry's. I mean people might buy Curry's to support him, but people actually do like wearing the Kyrie's. He is that impactful. You and me know why he did not make that list and it is because the NBA wants to act like the past tense of wake. If his name was changed to Kyrie Mamhud Abdul Rauf or some version of it (to accompany his new faith) - everybody would have loved him. This might be my conspiracy theory on the issue but I believe they replaced Kyrie's name with Dame's.

We are talking impact on court you are talking shoes. Dame has done more on the court as the main guy than Kyrie has ever done in his career as the main guy. All-star selections are subjective, since we all know that in this era the west has so much talent at the guard positions that every year a few future HOF will be left out. Kyrie on the other hand has played in the east were he is a shoe in, in most years because of lack of talent at the position. Show me a signature moment that Kyrie as has on any team he has been on where he was the main guy, are we going to forget the debacle with the Celtics, this dude never even came close to making the playoffs in a weak Eastern conference before Lebron came back to the cavs.

KNIGHTBlaed:
No Kyrie, Klay.... Na that one pain pass, I'll rate both above Dame.. If Dame and AD dey on that list then PG, Embiid, Gobert suppose dey there.

What's with all the Kyrie talk self, this is a guy that has never achieved anything without an all time great alongside him. Yes he is a skillful basketball player, but he as an individual does little or nothing to impact winning when he is the main guy. Tmac and Dwight were IMHO the bigger snubs in the list. If push comes to shove I actually prefer Dame being in the list than Kyrie, atleast we have seen him push his team to a conference finals and not be a hindrance to a team's culture

How the hell is AD a top 75 player and Dwight Howard is not? These voters are on something

Roland17:
Zion Williamson arrived camp north of 300 pounds, he weighed 284 last season!

Na pesin go still pay this one abi? Zion needs to help himself before it is too late. I have been talking about this kid since last season.. Time waits for no one..

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2949575-rival-execs-monitoring-zion-williamson-new-orleans-pelicans-relationship

If he gets offered the max by any team then they deserve whatever they get. IMHO people are caught up in what he can potentially be, not what he is right now. This dude can end up having just a 7-8yr career because of weight issues

Roland17:
I am happy you brought this up because I take style dey wait..

Ben Simmons is on a 35M/Yr contract, had the worst post season, is called out by the media, not the Sixers oh! Infact, Doc and the entire organization even protected and supported him during the horrendous postseason he posted. But of course, like a baby he decides to throw tantrums, demanding a trade because the media and critics called you out for your refusal to develop an offensive game! Are you seriously kidding me? I am glad the Sixers are calling his bluff and refusing to give in. He realized this and reported to camp because of course he was going to start losing huge amounts. How do you just allow someone on that kind of contract just walk away with nothing! This man can not even command good trades in the market, yet he wants to be respected.

Kyrie makes 33.3/Yr, got injured to no fault of his during last season's playoffs which contributed the Nets getting knocked out. You rehab, get ready for the new season, only to refuse vaccination, a legitimate choice with consequences but somehow you expect the Nets to keep you on the roster and continue to pay you! What rubbish!!! Once again, the owners call his bluff and now someone is sitting at home losing money.

How about Harden? You get all that money from the Rockets, rather than work with the owners and management on how to figure out the trade, you disappear..Only to reappear overweight and force a trade to your preferred destination..The list goes on and on!

Remember what I told you during that argument? At some point, the owners are going to fight and they will fight dirty! I better not hear any rubbish from anyone about it when that time comes. They are already telling you their direction with how they are handling this Kyrie and Simmons situations. This is not just about seeking trades but the owners are intentionally balking and refusing to entertain trade offers just so he can learn a lesson.

Assin, for that kind of money, Simmons should have just shut up in public and worked with the Sixers to rebuild his trade value during the season, then get traded before the deadline. As for Kyrie him own too much abeg

A40:
I don't think I'd give Ayton the max if I were GM but I can understand as a #1 pick why Ayton would feel slighted. Now did he want a 5year max? Cause a shorter duration would be a bit reasonable. He's not an offensive weapon like a Jokic neither is he a defensive pillar like Gobert plus bigs playing with Chris Paul tend to look better than they really are. I strongly doubt a contender in the open market will max him but a struggling team certainly can

He wants the 5yr $172milliom max, which for me is way too much and he will not get close to that in the open market. A 5yr $140-150 mil or a 4yr $120-130million is the best he can get IMHO and that is from the suns because of what he has done for them

birdman:
I didn't even know there was a cigarette lobby. But yeah, it is really sad the number of people with chronic pain addicted to legal opiods when they could have used cannabis.

Dude if you have time please read about the cigarette lobby, they are so strong it is scary. For example there was a time that all cigarette companies in the USA gave a certain amount which amounted to millions each to a joint fund for just one reason. To fight every case that claims, cigarettes caused cancer and also to fund anybody who is willing to say that their research, doesn't show that cigarettes contain carcinogens. they have also been the lobby group ensuring that cannabis remains not only illegal but that no studies on its effects are funded.

Just read that MPJ's max contract is not fully guaranteed. Just want to ask is D Ayton worth a max contract?
IMHO he is like Gorbert great in his role but not someone you give the max or like in the case of Gorbert the supermax. If Ayton can take the kind of deal Jaylen Brown took from the Celtics then that's cool. Even if he waits till next year I don't think the market will give him max money as RFA.

birdman:
I cant blame them. You should only engage in what you are comfortable with. The spirit-mind-body connection should not be taken lightly as you can get yourself in trouble without even knowing you are in trouble. I personally think you can incorporate the stretches without all the divine self stuff and get benefits.

So how can research be funded when they are strong lobby groups who will block any look into it every step of the way. Look at the state of cannabis research, it has been either totally blocked or so grossly underfunded, that for a plant which is ubiquitous in all cultures we still don't know as much about it as we should, because of the cigarette lobby.
Medical research and other scientific research are sadly dependent on money and policy allowances So IMHO the existing researchers are doing the best they can with the limited targets and areas they are allowed to research.

DeeMain:
Alternative Medicine: simply means other healing methodologies that are not orthodox medicine. When combined with orthodox medicine it is called Complementary medicine or Integrative Medicine. Examples:

Traditional Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture/Acupressure
Herbal Medicine
Energy Medicine/Energy therapy
Mind-body Medicine
MetaMedicine/German New Medicine
Homeopathy
Naturopathy
Chiropractic medicine
Osteopathic medicine
Massage therapies
Body movement therapies e.g. Yoga, tai chi, Qigong, dance therapy
Hypnotherapy
Electromagnetic therapy
Reiki
Aromatherapy
Reflexology
Biofeedback
Meditation/Visualization therapies
Healing prayers/Spiritual healing

The list is not exhaustive.


For funding: WHO, Governments, NGOs, Corporations, wealthy individuals. Same way medical science research is being funded.

Thanks for the list. But as an aside you do know in the USA the conservatives will kill any attempt to research some of these. For example I remember a school which introduced Yoga and meditation to students and saw great results with the students, but the religious cons went mental and claimed it was a religious ploy to convert their kids and killed it. Same thing will happen with traditional, Chinese, Reiko, Qigong etc.

DeeMain:
Alternative Medicine: simply means other healing methodologies that are not orthodox medicine. When combined with orthodox medicine it is called Complementary medicine or Integrative Medicine. Examples:

Traditional Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture/Acupressure
Herbal Medicine
Energy Medicine/Energy therapy
Mind-body Medicine
MetaMedicine/German New Medicine
Homeopathy
Naturopathy
Chiropractic medicine
Osteopathic medicine
Massage therapies
Body movement therapies e.g. Yoga, tai chi, Qigong, dance therapy
Hypnotherapy
Electromagnetic therapy
Reiki
Aromatherapy
Reflexology
Biofeedback
Meditation/Visualization therapies
Healing prayers/Spiritual healing

The list is not exhaustive.


For funding: WHO, Governments, NGOs, Corporations, wealthy individuals. Same way medical science research is being funded.

Thanks for the list. But at an aside you do know in the USA the conservatives will kill any attempt to some of these. For example I remember a school which introduced Yoga and meditation to students and saw great results with the students, but the religious cons went mental and claimed it was a religious ploy to convert their kids and killed it. Same thing will happen with traditional, Chinese, Reiko, Qigong etc.

DeeMain:
A new virus. Medical science as the mainstream healthcare provider with all the funding and institutional support it receives couldn't handle it. We have already lost nearly 5 million. Think about that. 5 million!

So tomorrow another dangerous new virus comes and we start the same traumatizing death count and helpless resignation we just witnessed with corona?

There are many other alternative health modalities that have been efficacious for thousands of years and others that are relatively new that needs to be equally given big money research funding, developed, supported and given credibility if found to be efficacious.

With institutional funding these can be mainstreamed and can provide viable alternative solutions to future health threats. I have already talked about potential high level collaborations between medical science and these other modalities.

Please can you name these alternative modalities?
Also how do you propose to fund the research on these alternatives?
I would really like answers cause I'm learning here.

Roland17:
Baba, the supposed superstars of the WNBA have not been consistent for long periods for anyone to take the league or other players more seriously than they deserve. Outside of Grandma Sue Bird, B. Griner, D. Turasi, Vandersloot, Candace Parker, B. Stewart the rest of the supposed Superstars like Liz Cambage, S. Diggings Smith, N. Ogwumike, A. Wilson and the rest have been grossly inconsistent year after year! This is a big problem in itself.

Maya Moore is definitely a player the leagues needs but I don’t think she returns to dominate. The WNBA players have to play their way into the hearts on everyone by elevating their plays. They are too focused on the wrong things.

The NBA remains eternally grateful to The GOAT/ Bird and Magic because that generation of superstars put in a heck of a consistent shift to make sure they kept the attention of viewers.. The money came afterwards! All the money these NBA cats are reeling today are a product of the hard work of that generation of superstars.. They were relentless on the court and improved every season..

You are absolutely right, the WNBA need a consistent product to sell. Just like Stern had Magic and Bird, with MJ waiting on the wings to take over. They need superstars that will be consistent game in game out and with a bit more marketing and push they can at least have a product that is profitable.

DeeMain:
I wish you would read with more patience and an intention to understand. Do not project unto me.

1. I said that with nearly 5 million people dead because of corona that in my opinion Medical science failed in protecting or saving us, period. Vaccine or no vaccine.

2. That there is a well reported collusion between big pharma and medical experts in favour of amassing profits and at the expense of saving lives and a rot in the medical system over the years that need to be investigated.

3. I said there is a rising distrust of the medical establishment as a result and that the current anti-vax movement is partly a fallout of that.

4. I suggested research funding for alternative health modalities and collaborations between them and medical science as a way forward to avert a repeat of such a catastrophe in addition to the cleansing of the medical system I suggested earlier.

Please what did medical science do wrong? This is a whole new virus, what else did you expect them to do?

Mikal Bridges 4yrs $90million. Very good contract for both sides

Android17:
Abeg, when anyone answers this question let me know.
Bro, a lot of what you are seeing here is Koolaid. If a particular effective drug's patent has expired, it means just about any and every one can mass produce it. If that is the case, the drug will be cheap and Bigpharma will not cashout, so of course, Bigpharma will pay shills to say that drug is not potent (even when said drug was formerly listed as an essential drug by the WHO is who if you know what I mean), heck, they will even bribe constituted authority to retract endorsements or brandish all reports of the drugs' potency as "anecdotal". Next, let's say you needed RCTs (randomized controlled tests) to justify the effectiveness of that drug for a particular disease. For it to be "approved" for that particular disease, you need large RCTs which only Bigpharma can sponsor. Of course, they will not sponsor it. Instead they will get parrots to say weird stuff like "horse dewormer" and "insufficient data" to de-market it. In addition, if that drug is proven to be even somewhat effective, Bigpharma will lose the EUA (emergency use authorization) they have which allows them to propagate unapproved jabs, because to obtain that EUA, they needed to claim that there was no alternative to fixing that disease (part of why you hear shills saying things like "novel disease" "crisis" "pandemic" "emergency situation" etc). It is to create an impression that the world is so overwhelmed, they (Bigpharma) should be allowed to skip important steps and to do what they like. Now ask yourself one question, why do Bigpharma even prefer vaccines (which should be prophylactic in effect) to curative or therapeutic medicine? You read someone imply it goes against their M.O, but I can tell you that nothing can be further from the truth. They prefer vaccines because of this keyword - INDEMNITY. If you get wounded or killed by the jab, you or your next of kin cannot sue Bigpharma for compensation. You cannot even sue your govt (a technicality exists but I digress). You are O.Y.O. However, Bigpharma don't enjoy such privileges with curative drugs. So tell me, which will they prefer to venture into? You guessed it...vaccines! So when you asked people to follow the money, that is how to follow the money. Forget innuendos and vibes.

1. Is big Pharma making more money from people taking the jab or from people not taking the jab?

yomi96:
you are a bold face lier, they sack 70k health workers, thousands of pilots,eng,programmers,teachers lost their jobs and you say people are not forced?
When did bill gate become a doctor?but he is always giving interviews abt the vaccine.
Why have the big pharmas refused to release the patent rites to the world(since we all need the jab,to survive)
Abeg follow the money.

This hill that people like you are ready to die on self. These drugs are produced by big pharma, which are all for profit corporations. So my big ask is, if these drugs are viable why are these companies not pushing the FDA to approve or even carry out trials on them. We are talking about hundreds of millions if not billion dollars profit here. If the people who can make huge profits from the approval of these drugs are not fighting for said drugs to be approved, what does that tell us. There is one solid fact in a capitalist society and that is 'follow the money'. There is money to be made if all these drugs are approved, but no one i repeat no pharma company is pushing or submitting their version as a possible cure. but people who have nothing to gain from the approval of the drugs, somehow think they know better.

PS: Vaccines when they work lead to the eradication of the disease, which is not the focus of big pharma.
It has been shown that Big pharma have purposely over the years refused to pursue cures for disease, but will rather pursue treatment/management drugs to ensure that their customers continue to buy their products. So please tell me between these drugs and the Vaccines which one fits their modus operandi?
Finally bill gates and his vaccine cabal get paid whether people take the vaccine or not, actually it is in their interest that people do not take them quickly because since they are paid based on quantity supplied and the Vaccines have a very short shelf life. The more Vaccines they can supply because people refuse to take them and they expire the more money they make. So it seems it's you that has not followed the money.

A40:
The majority of these muppets cheering Kyrie now wanted him and his contemporaries to shut up and dribble during the BLM wars. What changed? The ones doing fake love for Ali now would have called him a draft dodger then

It is not would have, they called him not just a draft dodger but also took away his titles and source of income.

Android17:
Sebi you dey read it ni? I come dey wonder whether na only me dey read am. I don't know what is a greater misinformation than someone saying Trump was telling people not to take the jab. The man that calls himself Mr. Vaccine and Mr. OWS? The things I have read here ehn...choi. Nobel Prize winning Ivermectin for its work on human beings is now horse dewormer because CNN said so. Even when Dr. Sanjay Gupta accepted recently that they (the company he works for) were wrong? Sheeple cannot see how jabbed players will touch each other, make contact, sweat, spit out mouth guard, touch it, dap each other but then when those very same players go to the bench they have to wear masks whilst sitting side by side. But the jab is safe and "effective". Who is de-marketing the jab better the people who want others to use it?

Baba the drug won for malaria. Nobody is forcing anyone to take the vaccine, but we should stop acting as if there are no consequences to actions we all take. Ask anyone moving to the US for school if you can get anywhere without taking at least 2 or 3 vaccines, even if you didn't take from 9ja when you get there you will still have to get them to attend classes. So what's the difference

DeeMain:
Lol. I agree with you.Your Trump analogy made me laugh.

One of the saddest things is that Trump and his family were one of the first to take the vaccine, while at the same time telling people not to do the same

birdman:
I agree with you on this. No doubt, big pharma is more interested in money than saving lives. And FDA has colluded with them on occasion. It is well known that former FDA officials land cushy jobs in the industry on retirement.

I would even take it further. Drugs like Ivermectin should have been studied by FDA before dismissing it. There are dozens of large scale studies in multiple countries going back decades that show it is safe, and can be used by humans. More recent studies have shown some effect against the virus.

With all that being said, it is still a stretch to use this to conclude that you wont take the vaccine. For every distinguished scientist that hates the vaccine, there are 100 distinguished scientist that approve it. No matter the corruption in big pharma, there is more safety in checks by 100 people versus one lone wolf.

Instead, I think what we have is the same phenomenon that birthed a Trump presidency. Some people have figured out how to weave half a dozen true facts into a web of lies. And they know how to addict and perpetuate it in people's minds. There is a technique to it, and I fear we will see more of this in the future. As in, you will see the blue sky, and someone will be convinced its not blue, its really red. Or that the earth is flat. We have 500,000 dead in one year from one virus, and you will still see people trying to excuse it

The major issue is most people don't know how drugs get approved. Ivermectin is an approved horse dewormer, to put it through the testing for covid means you have to take a drug you know was developed for an animal and then get a test group of humans who have covid and then use it on them, instead of giving them already known treatment. You know what that will entail a freaking huge lawsuit with incredible payouts if people die during those trials. We are not talking dummy crash testing when we talk about medicine, we are talking about putting actual human lives in the balance to test a theory which already has a serviceable conclusion (i.e invermectin is a horse dewormer).

PS: Medical science has not failed anybody, we the people have continued to fail ourselves by letting capitalist, control things as important as medical research.
When you vote and support politicians/policies that insist of keeping medical research a profit based endeavor, what is currently occurring is what you get. Investors only care about return on capital, saving lives is an afterthought.
One thing should be self evident by now; Research of all kind in very costly and if the only funding available for researchers are controlled by investors then said researchers have no choice but to focus research on what those who pay the bills want them to do.

Is it just me or does it look like Giannis has changed his jumpshot?
The overall flow looks for fluid and its all one motion.

steady986:
So all of a sudden Ben Simmons realised he's not James Harden . Make you continue your AWOL na, we no dey trade you. Nobody want you sef

Simmons has the mentality that is probably the worst kind for a pro athlete. He does just enough to earn his checks and the competitor in him is possibly non existent. IMHO he only came back because the sixers kept the money and he actually experienced missing the checks first hand

Android17:
I did.

So you read all 3k plus emails?

PS: one misinformation going around is that the emails were leaked which is absolutely not true. All the Emails were gotten using the freedom of information act and were stored in a government server since he was using his official email address.

Android17:
I can give a robust response but I don't know what your point is (yet).

You implied that the polio vaccine underwent more extensive trials than the covid vaccine. A look at both vaccine development process clearly shows that the covid vaccine had the same trial procedure, the only part jumped was animal trials which was justified by the sole purpose that the entire research used for the covid-19 vaccine was based on the research used on another Corona type virus the SARS-CoV.

The whole Kyrie issue for me boils down to this. For someone to get religious exemption, you have to present documentation showing that actual doctrine, dictated by a registered religion in the US. It is the same procedure for conscientious objectors during wars. Thus the state cannot just bend the rules for someone because they are nba players.
That being said Kyrie has every right to refuse the vaccine, but he must also understand that in life every action has its attendant consequences. So he must just live with it

Android17:
That is not how it works my good man. Before polio vaccines were mandated, there were clinical trials in 3 phases done and the long term effects, efficacy, safety and effectiveness were all studied as well as its durability. Then the FDA or similar in whatever country fully approved it which enabled the govt to mandate it and employers to follow likewise. With these present jabs find out if what I have mentioned was fully done and then ask yourself why they will go on to mandate something that they know has not met the requirements stated above. Until that is done, a player like Kyrie is "free" to not participate in the investigation. He should not be forced into it. Hence why I said I am pro-freedom on this issue.

Sorry but there were no 3 phase clinical trials done for polio. You can go online and check the timeline for polio vaccine development to confirm.

Android17:
Fauci also said in public that Sars-COV2 was 100% a natural evolution from bats but in his leaked private emails he was telling his confidants that it appeared man-made. In that same time in 2020, if you said it was, Facebook and co deleted your post or tagged you a misinformer. Today, the same Facebook and co accept it as true. Which means the people who were called names last year were right and Fauci was wrong, but you listen to Fauci yet won't take Kyrie seriously? lol.

Did you read the emails yourself because they are actually available free online or Did you read/watch some jumbled commentary from people who didn't also read the emails, but were just trying to push political narratives

birdman:
Michael K is gone yall. Im shook

RIP, to the guy who brought to life Omar and Mr Chalky White