Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slams Aaron Rodgers for 'directly and deliberately' lying about COVID vaccine

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Longtime NBA legend and outspoken Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined in on the chorus of sports figures slamming Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Monday morning.

Abdul-Jabbar, in a Substack entry titled “Aaron Rodgers Didn’t Just Lie,” ripped Rodgers after he tested positive for COVID-19 and landed in the NFL’s health and safety protocols while unvaccinated — something he had misled the public about for months.

"Rodgers’ ignorance regarding the science of immunology brings back to life the old stereotype of the big dumb jock," Abdul-Jabbar wrote. "His utter lack of even the most basic knowledge and logic is shocking."

Rodgers, Abdul-Jabbar said, “directly and deliberately” lied when he said he was immunized against the coronavirus — and that he hurt the image of professional athletes in general by his actions.

https://news.yahoo.com/sports/kareem-abdul-jabbar-slams-green-bay-packers-aaron-rodgers-for-covid19-coronavirus-vaccine-lies-commentsmcaffee-show-000008970.html

[dpibel]

1. Direct link to Abdul-Jabbar column

https://kareem.substack.com/p/aaron-rodgers-didnt-just-lie?r=ez75a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=

[NCjack]

2. Rodgers hurt himself and his team. He is likely finished as a football player.

[Tetrachloride]

4. i can imagine that the Packers are going to take a long term hit

Suppose 2 starting players more than usual do not return next year because of not wanting to be in Green Bay. A disease like this can be contagious, as was mentioned in the movie The Natural.

Similarly, Green Bay has lost some fans permanently.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

7. Not a chance.

I live in WI. Plenty of people like him for what he did.

[Skittles]

3. wow

he really comes out and speaks the truth

[rurallib]

5. Kicking for Kareem! Thanks for the honest, KAJ

[Srkdqltr]

6. I heard on the sports news this evening that he will play this weekend.

Unless the sports guy on Chan.4 Detroit was being snarky. That could be too.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. It's Not A Certainty

But, it's possible.
The 10 day quarantine will have expired. And, after 10 days he needs just one negative test.
But, Rodgers himself said he was sick, is now feeling better, suggesting to me that he hasn't done heavy conditioning for a week.
Will he actually be physically up to playing, even if he tests negative?
And, if he doesn't test negative, they add 4 days to the quarantine.
So, he may be eligible to play, but it's hardly a done deal, at this point, he will