LeBron James’ answer to a question about whether he would get the coronavirus vaccine does not fit well with the fiery ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith.
James had told reporters before the NBA All-Star Game that he intended to keep the decision to keep the vaccine ‘private’. But Smith said Tuesday it’s one thing James should not keep private, given what’s at stake when it comes to contracting the disease and what the vaccine can do to help people.
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“Well, it’s a very delicate conversation, and I want to address it with the seriousness it deserves. If I’re respectful of LeBron James, I want to emphasize that LeBron James has the right to feel that way. For some people, it is “As a black man, considering the history of this country and the unethical behavior of using black people as guinea pigs in our eyes, I certainly understand the hesitation and anxiety on his part,” Smith said. initially on ESPN’s “First Take.”
“I say this to LeBron James, my brother, all our brothers, who is an incredibly, incredibly influential figure. I would tell him, he has taken views on many, many, many things that are incredibly important to our community, he said. prosecute. ‘One can easily reason if you see the amount of deaths associated with COVID-19, there is very little he has encountered that is more challenging or more discouraging than that, and if you can talk about things, you may want to think about talking about this. ‘
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“I’m not going to say, ‘I think he should. “I think he has to, but I’m not going to do condemnation or anything like that because I understand where he’s coming from. I really do, ‘he added. “But because he is who he is, and he acknowledges that he is, this is not the time to become private. Not about this. And so I decided I was not going to be private about it either. I will take the vaccine. I’m taking my first dose today. “
Smith further expanded his comments in a tweet.
James did not say he would not get the vaccine, but the decision to keep matters private instead of pleading somehow leaves the door open for speculation. James Harden, Brooklyn Nets, and Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz guard, also said they did not decide.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said players do not need to be vaccinated.
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However, former excellent players helped push people to their shots, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell.