NBA Vaccine Mandate A Source Of Tension

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is calling on the NBA to sanction unvaccinated players.

It's nearly the start of a new NBA season, and tensions are rising between unvaccinated players and local officials — and not just in the U.S.  

Unvaccinated players could reportedly face jail time when traveling north of the border if they don't follow Canada's strict quarantine rules — including leaving their hotel rooms for anything other than team activities.

"You are going to see some players who opt to skip that part of the road trip to the Raptors when they have to play in Toronto because of the severity of the potential punishments," said SN Nation's NBA producer Sabreena Merchant.