The NBA announced that players who have not received their booster COVID-19 vaccine will be subject to gameday testing beginning on Dec. 17, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania.
In addition, team personnel who have yet to receive their boosters are no longer permitted to interact with players or continue as Tier 1 employees, per Charania. Tier 1 employees include coaches, referees and anyone working within 15 feet of players on a regular basis.
These additional rules come three months after the league issued its COVID-19 protocols for unvaccinated players ahead of the 2021-22 season.