Protesters took to the streets of New York on Sunday to support public opposition from NBA superstar Kyrie Irving to being forced to take the coronavirus vaccine to play.
Social media protesters could be seen invading Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, where Irving’s Brooklyn Nets play their home games, chanting “Stand With Kyrie”.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has faced criticism for taking a stand against coronavirus vaccine warrants. (Photo by Sarah Stier /.)
Jo Rose, who was at an anti-vaccine warrant rally in Times Square and said he would attend the protest for Irving, told Fox News they plan to start at Commodore Battery Park and travel to the Barclays Center ahead of the Nets opening game. . Irving is not eligible to play at home in Brooklyn due to a mandate from New York City.
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 03: Kyrie Irving # 11 of the Brooklyn Nets during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that by downloading and / or using this photograph, user accepts the terms and conditions of the license agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian /. )
One of the organizers, John Matland, told Fox News he expected several thousand attendees.
Matland described the fledgling movement as a “very diverse group” united in an effort to stop what they see as an infringement of their personal freedoms.
Nearly 1,000 people converged on Times Square last Saturday for a “Broadway Rally for Freedom” to protest the city’s draconian vaccine mandate.
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 16: Almost 1,000 people gather in Times Square and march through the streets to protest the vaccination mandate during the “Freedom Rally” in New York, United States on October 16, 2021. ( Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency via.)
The participants carried signs stating “No mandate… My body, my choice” and another demanding “equal rights for the vaxxed” and “non vaxxed”.
Fox News’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report
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