Wed Sep 28, 2022 – 4:10 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — NBA star Kyrie Irving revealed just how much he had to give up for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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On Monday, in an interview with TJ Sports USA, the Brooklyn Nets guard, whose unvaccinated status limited him to 29 games last season, said he lost millions of dollars in a potential contract extension.
“I gave up four years, $100-something million deciding to be unvaccinated,” Irving tweeted, quoting from his interview. “I had to deal with that real life circumstance of losing my job.”
“I gave up 4 years, $100-something million deciding to be unvaccinated. I had to deal with that real life circumstance of losing my job.”
– Kyrie Irving pic.twitter.com/QMSZyG4YfC
— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) September 26, 2022
In the interview, Irving said that the decision to remain unvaccinated left him without the stability of knowing what the future would hold, and that it was an emotional time for him as he tried to care for his family amid that uncertainty.
He also said that he did not appreciate how his choice to remain unvaccinated led to “a stigma” surrounding him
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