refused to be vaccinated against COVID, and New York City requires those who work in professional sports arenas and many other venues to have the vaccine.
So he won’t be playing in any home games for the Nets this season, and apparently not in any road games either.When Johnson announced his HIV diagnosis in 1991, he also announced his immediate retirement from pro basketball; at the time he was a key member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
He did play on the U.S. team at the Olympics the following year and then attempted a comeback with the Lakers, then quickly retired again because he could see that other players feared transmission of the virus.