> If it werenโt for all the extra testing that James and Co. had been forced into, the double-vaxxed Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers might have been Patient Zero in another outbreak. Between games in Miami and Orlando three weeks ago, Rivers tested positive. โItโs hard to tell guys who are single just to be at home alone,โ Rivers tells Rolling Stone. All of a sudden, he was doing just that at his mansion in nearby Winter Park, as body aches, headaches, and chills revealed themselves. > > Rivers, too, was just about to get boosted. As a family man with his teamโs lone case, though, he wasnโt about to scold teammates or friends around the league. The smartest people in the world were encouraging vaccination on CNN at the Nuggets practice facility. And the anti-vax ignorance in the comments of his Instagram posts wasnโt worth the time. โTrump just got a booster shot,โ Rivers says, โand heโs the epitome of that whole group of people who just think in their own way.โ > > Rivers rolls his eyes when he hears conspiracy theories in the locker room โ โfucking wild theoriesโ: the one about Moderna mind control again, and then the fake news about Joe Biden and Big Pharma in bed with the Illuminati for millions. > > โItโs all for money,โ Rivers recalls hearing a fellow player say. > > โHowโs it for money? Itโs fucking free!โ > > This week, conversation in team group chats and delayed charter flights has turned to outbreak theories: โA lot of people just believe theyโre trying to get through the Christmas games โ thatโs a big day for the NBA, a lotta money there โ and after that no one knows whatโs going to happen,โ Rivers tells RS. There is talk of a month-long break. Of another bubble, even though that wonโt happen. Of banning fans from arenas and locking players in their hotel rooms on the road. There is talk of standardized testing โ perhaps twice daily โ and that is something Rivers can get behind. > > โThatโs why this is getting out of hand: Weโre not testing. We donโt even know who has it! I donโt even know if anybody on our team has it right now,โ Rivers says. โEven if itโs annoying and guys gotta come back twice a day โ and everybodyโs gonna do it, because at the end of the day, everybody wants to get paid. Everyone wants to play.โ
Context:
Warriors commentators mock Facundo Campazzo with an accent, and suggest Austin Rivers got a big contract with the Clippers because his dad was the coach.
Austin Rivers: >Think this kinda funny.. especially since it's coming from a guy who has never played a game of basketball in his life. His comments on myself and my teammate Facu were beyond disrespectful. I averaged 11ppg, 12ppg, then 16ppg of the bench for a loaded clippers team. While being a two way player... yet he called me overpaid?? Do u know how many guys in league made more than me while not doing half as much!?!? And still do now! But because my last name, it's an easy diss and cop out. For sure unprofessional.
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"You are on the other side of the river!"
โGolden State looks very solid right now," Rivers said. "I hate to see it. I donโt like it one bit. Iโm tired of that f--king teamโฆ they got a good mix of young talent, good vetsโฆ A lot of you Warriors fans was off [Andrew] Wiggins when he first signed with the Warriors, keep it 100. Last year you all was talking about โtrade him, this and thatโ now everybody is talking all highly. Come on now.โ https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/nuggets-austin-rivers-goes-nsfw-warriors-andrew-wiggins-rant
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