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Demonstrators Supporting Nets’ Kyrie Irving’s Vaccine Refusal Gather at NYC’s Barclays Center

Demonstrators Supporting Nets’ Kyrie Irving’s Vaccine Refusal Gather at NYC’s Barclays Center
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts in the second half against the Miami Heat at Barclays Center in New York City on Jan. 23, 2021. Elsa/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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New York City’s Barclays Center was swarmed on Sunday by demonstrators supporting Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving’s decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19, shortly before the team’s home opener.
Chanting “Let Kyrie play!” and “Stand With Kyrie,” crowds gathered at the center in protest of the NBA team’s decision to ban Irving from playing until he is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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