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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: Novak Djokovic’s no-vax gambit and pandemic sports now
Description: Guest: Howard Bryant, senior writer at ESPN and Meadowlark Media While the vast majority of athletes in most sports are vaccinated, there are high profile stars that choose not to and seem to be pressuring for accommodation. Tennis player Novak Djokovic’s recent fight to play at the Australian Open pitted him against politicians and public pressure as well as border agents. NFL star Aaron Rodgers and the NBA’s Kyrie Irving are also elite athletes who have been in the spotlight for their stances. In Irving’s case, at first he was sent away from his team, t...