The NBA informed teams Monday that players still need to either have received a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine - or been given a medical clearance from getting one - in order to play games in Canada, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN.
The memo also states that, should players be ineligible to play in games in Canada, that teams must list them as, "Out - Health and Safety Protocols," and that they will lose their pay for any games missed due to not being vaccinated.
Those are the same rules that governed being able to play in Toronto since the middle of last season - rules that prohibited at least two players, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Philadelphia 76ers guard Matisse Thybulle, from participating in road games against the Raptors last season.