NYC's Barclays Center swarmed by protesters supporting Nets' Kyrie Irving's refusal to be vaccinated
Fox News
Protesters took to the streets of New York City Sunday marching in support of NBA superstar Kyrie Irving’s public opposition to being forced to take the coronavirus vaccine in order to play.
Jo Rose, who was at an anti-vaccine mandate rally in Times Square and said he will attend the demonstration for Irving, told Fox News they planned to start at Commodore Battery Park and march to the Barclays Center ahead of the opening game for the Nets. Irving is not eligible to play home games in Brooklyn because of a New York City mandate.
One of the organizers, John Matland, told Fox News he anticipates several thousand attendees.
Matland described the burgeoning movement as a "widely diverse group" united under the goal of stopping what they regard as an infringement on their personal liberties.