NBA players will not be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 this upcoming season, according to ESPN's Baxter Holmes and Adrian Wojnarowski. The National Basketball Players Association has not budged on the matter and is a "non-starter."
The NBA and NBPA are still negotiating COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-22 season but this decision appears to be over and done with. The NBA has mandated that its referees and most of its staff members get vaccinated.
In a memo obtained by ESPN in late August, the NBA informed teams that staff under team control who work within 15 feet of players or officials during games would be required to be fully vaccinated by Oct.