Unvaccinated Fan vs. Player

The Brooklyn Nets have a high-powered team, but they couldn’t fully use their weapons because of a vaccine mandate in New York. Kyrie Irving has been known to stand his ground on his decisions, which has affected his basketball career somehow. However, his teammate Kevin Durant has consistently had his back through this process. He called out the NYC mayor, saying, “What’s the difference between an unvaccinated player vs. a fan in the stands.”
I feel like the vaccine has helped a lot of people with Covid-19 in terms of how severe it can get, and since it’s been distributed, the numbers have dropped. After hearing Kevin Durant’s statement, he has a point we are all at risk for Covid in some way because it can be picked up from anywhere. However, the health and safety of the public and the league can’t be at risk because of a championship on the line. I don’t hate Kyrie for his beliefs because some people don’t support vaccines. So the mayor did what was best for his city, and it was the right decision considering that NYC was a hot spot for Covid-19.
As of recent, the mayor announced that he would be dropping the mandate soon, allowing for Kyrie Irving to play at Nets’ home games. The fans are happy about this because a lot of people pay to see Kyrie play. This change of heart improves the Net’s chance for a championship in a significant way.
The mayor made the right decision when he felt that the public was safe enough, and you can’t blame him for that. However, evidence showed that the cases were down significantly and that Covid-19 was not as apparent as easily as before. If a fan walks down to get an autograph and they are unvaccinated and they contact a player they are just as much at risk, but that fan is allowed to come in the arena? It’s not fair that Kyrie couldn’t even practice with the team like he wanted to, but he was portrayed in a poor light because of his belief. Covid-19 is always out there, but we must think situational and not on the surface of everything. The situation has concluded, but it took a lot of convincing. On the surface, there’s not a huge difference, but both sides had their points for making the decision they made.