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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Criticizes LeBron James’ Covid-19 Comments

One Lakers legend has taken another to task over the latter’s handling of the Covid-19 situation. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar criticized LeBron James Sunday afternoon for supporting Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins’ vaccination trepidation as well as for sharing an Instagram…

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Kyrie Irving Can Play In New York Again As City Eases Vaccination Laws

Kyrie Irving is going to get one helluva birthday present: Returning as a full-time player for the Brooklyn Nets, as Mayor Eric Adams (D) is expected to announce that unvaccinated athletes—such as Irving—will be allowed…

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Nets Fined $50,000 For Letting Kyrie Irving In Locker Room

The Brooklyn Nets were fined $50,000 Monday for letting Kyrie Irving into their locker room after Sunday’s 110-107 victory over the Knicks, running amok of COVID-19 vaccination rules. Irving had been a spectator (again) at Barclays Center Sunday due…

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Novak Djokovic Says He’ll Skip French Open & Wimbledon If They Require Vaccination

Some people never learn. Novak Djokovic is clearly one of them. The top-ranked men’s tennis player said that he would skip the French Open and Wimbledon this year if they require a COVID-19 vaccination—this comes after…

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Belgian Olympian Kim Meylemans Released From Isolation After Pleas From IOC

Belgian Olympian Kim Meylemans has been released from isolation in Beijing after pleading for help due to her treatment ahead of the games. The 25-year-old skeleton racer was forced into isolation after she tested positive…

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Cowboys WR Amari Cooper Fined $14,650 For Breach Of COVID Protocols

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper has been fined $14,650 by the NFL for violating the Covid-19 protocols for the unvaccinated, after he attended a Dallas Mavericks game last week sans mask. Even before the Mavs game,…

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Novak Djokovic Facing Deportation From Australia Again After Visa Is Revoked

He’s out. He’s in. Now he’s out again. Novak Djokovic now faces deportation—again—after the Australian government revoked his visa, as the plot thickens on the saga of the top-ranked men’s tennis player and his COVID-19…

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Novak Djokovic Admits Error On Visa, Attending Events While Covid-19 Positive

Continuing the seemingly never-ending saga of Novak Djokovic attempting to play in the Australian Open, the top-ranked men’s tennis player admitted Wednesday that a travel document he presented to Australian border officials last week contained…

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Tennis Star Renata Voracova Kicked Out Of Australia For Failure To Get Covid-19 Vaccine

You gotta be Djoking! Almost immediately following Novak Djokovic’s COVID-19 vaccine-related escapade with the Australian Border Force, WTA Tour player Renata Voracova also found herself in hot water ahead of the 2022 Australian Open. Voracova’s…

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Novak Djokovic ‘Grateful’ After Australian Judge Orders He Be Admitted To Country

Following a back and forth with the Australian government over his Covid-19 vaccination status and eligibility to compete in the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic is “pleased and grateful” that his appeal to enter the country was…

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Could Super Bowl LVI Move From L.A. To Dallas? Vaccine Mandate May Force The Issue

Everything’s bigger in Texas — potentially even the big game. In the middle of a stark rise in COVID-19 cases, the NFL has looked at other potential sites for the February 13 Super Bowl. The…

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Novak Djokovic Rejected At Australian Border, Detained While Appealing Decision

On the heels of posting to social media that he’s all set to defend his three straight titles at the Australian Open following his COVID-19 vaccination exemption, Novak Djokovic now has a problem with his visa.…

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Novak Djokovic Confirms He’ll Defend His Three Straight Titles At Australian Open

Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday that he will compete at the Australian Open after receiving a medical exemption from getting vaccinated against COVID-19, ending speculation over his three-time title defense. The world No. 1 previously said that…

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Antonio Brown Sits Courtside At Nets Game After Mid-Game Meltdown

He’s “no longer a Buc” – though maybe he wants to be a Net. One day after stripping shirtless and throwing his equipment into the stands during a third-quarter meltdown in a game against the…

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Lionel Messi One Of Four PSG Players To Test Positive For COVID-19

Lionel Messi is isolating at home in Argentina after testing positive for Covid-19—one of four Paris Saint-Germain players to do so ahead of the team’s return from winter break. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino is not…

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Shorthanded Celtics Deal With More Covid-19, Injury Woes

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum missed Monday’s 108-103 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves as he entered Covid-19 health and safety protocols; Marcus Smart sat out because of a hand laceration he suffered in a Christmas Day loss…

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More College Football Bowls Canceled Due To Covid-19 Chaos

Covid-19 has now wreaked havoc on the third college football bowl game in the last day or so, as the Barstool Arizona Bowl was canceled Monday night. Originally scheduled for Friday in Tucson, Arizona, the…

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Lightning Coach Jon Cooper Enters Covid Protocol, Misses Game, Team Still Wins

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper, 54, went under NHL Covid-19 protocol hours before Tuesday night’s 4-3 win over the Las Vegas Golden Knights. It was the only game of the night, as nine others…

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Adam Silver: ‘No Plans To Pause NBA Season’

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has said that the league has no plans to suspend its season, despite the omicron variant surging. “No plans right now to pause the season,” Silver said in an interview on…

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Aaron Rodgers Mocked On ‘Saturday Night Live’ For COVID-19 Comments

After testing positive for COVID-19, lying about being immunized and making strange statements regarding his views on the virus, NFL star Aaron Rodgers has now been made a laughing stock by Saturday Night Live. Rodgers’s…

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NFL To Allow Popular Pandemic Rule Change For Upcoming Season

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the NFL to alter some of its standard rules. One such rule change that became popular during the pandemic is going to stay for another year. On Tuesday, the league sent a memo…

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