On Monday, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slammed Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, writing ub a Substack post that he abused his “position and responsibility, not just to the public, but to other professional athletes’ livelihood.” He also wrote that Rodgers was the “latest egregious abuser” who “directly and deliberately lied to fans and the public when he assured everyone he was ‘immunized,’ knowing that word would be interpreted as his being vaccinated.”
“He wasn’t vaccinated. And he got COVID-19. And he went maskless during in-person press conferences, which not only violated NFL rules, but put everyone else’s health at risk,” Abdul-Jabbar continued.
Abdul-Jabbar also lionized former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, claiming the player was “blacklisted by the NFL for passively expressing his frustration with systemic racism—a brave act meant to help his community and save lives—while multi-millionaire Rodgers will continue to play, despite lying to the fans and his teammates and putting innocent lives in danger.”
