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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not comfortable that tennis star Novak Djokovic wasn’t allowed to compete within the US Open this 12 months. In a latest episode of Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, Rodgers revealed that he would not imagine that it is honest that Djokovic could not participate within the Grand Slam match simply because he is unvaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.
“The finest f—ing participant on the boys’s facet cannot play,” Rodgers stated concerning Djokovic. “One of essentially the most match guys within the f—ing world whose had COVID not less than as soon as, if not twice, cannot f—ing come to New York?”
Rodgers additionally expressed his displeasure concerning the state of affairs involving Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving. Irving solely appeared in 29 common season video games with the Nets on account of being unvaccinated and never with the ability to play in New York City for dwelling video games final season.
“Kyrie Irving attended a basketball sport courtside however could not play for his staff.”
“How is that f—ing doable?” Rodgers added. “He attended a basketball sport and obtained to observe it within the stands however could not play f—ing play on his staff as a result of he wasn’t vaxxed.”
“Make it make sense. Make it sense. You cannot.”
Rodgers and Maher went on accuse the Nets of fixing their stance concerning COVID-19 laws when the staff was struggling to win video games. They additionally identified that Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal, who can also be unvaccinated, was permitted to take part in highway video games in New York City whatever the metropolis’s mandate.
Rodgers made headlines in the course of the 2021 season when it was revealed that he was unvaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 after initially saying he was “immunized.” During an interview final month, the Packers sign caller admitted that saying he was “immunized” was an effort to mislead the media and normal public.
