In the video above, Chris Broussard & Rob Parker react to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' announcement that the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for the city could soon be lifted:
Reporter: "Boston, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. are all in the process, or already have phased out the vaccine passports for entering indoor spaces. Does New York have a plan to do that? Do you have metrics to do that? Will it be phased out soon like those other cities?"
Eric Adams: "Yes, and I can't wait to get it done. I take my hat off to New Yorkers. Through masks, vaccines, through social distancing. We were hit with the uncertainty, the fear of COVID. I'm really proud of how we responded as New Yorkers. Every morning I meet with my health professionals -- I always say that I'm gonna follow the science. I'm not gonna get ahead of the science. Because I'm ready to get ahead of all of this and get ready to a level of normality, but they're giving us clear instructions, they gave us benchmarks and we're gonna follow those benchmarks."
As the process for change is underway, Chris Broussard talks about how the very reason James Harden wanted out of the Brooklyn Nets could end up hurting him if Kyrie Irving is now able to resume playing full time with the Nets. Irving's resistance to the vaccine was seen as one of the key factors for Harden's need to get out of New York, but now the Nets could threaten Harden's path to a championship with the 76ers.
Chris Broussard: "Did James Harden make a mistake? This was a big part of his disillusionment with the Nets and why he was so upset. If you remember when Kyrie first got back, Harden was like a kid in the candy store but once Harden saw that Kyrie wasn't going to be able to play, whether it was from the mandate being lifted or he thought Kyrie might get a taste of it again and say 'You know what, let me get out there every game.' Whatever it was, Harden totally shut down and I do think that he made a mistake. Now, he's in a great situation playing with Joel Embiid. And the Nets, on paper, look like they're still a very good team as well. So they both still look good in theory but we never got to see...16 games, Rob...That is essentially one month of basketball for Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. And my answer to that would be, YES. I think James Harden did make a mistake. I think he should've stayed with the Nets and see what this big three could do."