The NBA has warned teams that due to Canadian laws, players who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 and do not have approved medical or religious exemptions will soon not be allowed to travel to games in Canada.
In a league memo sent Tuesday and obtained by CNN, the NBA warned teams that, due to Canadian laws, those players who have not received the vaccine and do not have approved medical or religious exemptions will not be allowed to travel to games against the Toronto Raptors, Canada's lone Canadian team, starting January 15.No major professional sports league in the United States has required its players to be vaccinated.
The league stated, due to US travel requirements, any unvaccinated player holding temporary visa status in the United States, would not be allowed to reenter the US should that player have left the country to play a game in Canada, or for any other reason.Read MorePhiladelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid on bout with Covid-19: 'I really thought I wasn't going to make it'The memo warns any player not complying with the travel mandates will be subjected to suspension and fines.
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