Loud, proud and wrong took center stage on podiums across the NBA, with star players gladly spouting off misinformation and nonsense reminiscent of presidential campaigns of recent vintage.
It temporarily took the focus off the drama in Philadelphia as Kyrie Irving, Bradley Beal and Andrew Wiggins took turns with eye-rolling statements that seemed inconsistent, incomplete and inconsiderate.
Irving and Wiggins, due to New York City and San Francisco mandates, will not be able to play home games if they aren’t vaccinated. Beal contracted COVID-19 in the past few months and thankfully recovered, but the experience only strengthened his resolve to remain unvaccinated, as Washington, D.