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Brook Lopez of the Brooklyn Nets blocks a shot by Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Irving now plays for Brooklyn. AFP FILE PHOTO
NEW YORK: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that around 96 percent of players in the league have now been vaccinated against Covid-19 despite union opposition to a league-wide mandate.