https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1445925161564352519<\/a><\/p>\n As it stands, the NBA doesn't require players to be vaccinated, but those who aren't will face frequent coronavirus testing and severe restrictions on their activities.<\/p>\n Unvaccinated players will also face financial penalties after the NBA and its players' union agreed to a reduction in pay of just over one per cent of a player's salary for each game they miss in their home market due to local COVID-19 laws.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> NFL coach's feisty response to question about marriage over viral bar video<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Most of the league's players are vaccinated, but some aren't which includes Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n While the NBA isn't mandating the COVID-19 vaccination at the moment, the issue the league faces are the rules put in place by the states.<\/p>\n In the case of Irving, New York has a mandate requiring coronavirus vaccinations for athletes who play in or practice in the city.<\/p>\n Irving hasn't said whether or not he intends to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n The 29-year-old and seven-time NBA All-star practised with the Nets last week when the team held training camp in San Diego. But he hasn't been with the team in two workouts back at their home training centre in Brooklyn, in the state of New York.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n