Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said last week that all of the club’s players should be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the time the regular season opens next month. It’s now known that includes superstar and four-time NBA champion LeBron James. 

James told reporters Tuesday that he was initially skeptical about getting one of the safe and available vaccines but later did so because he thought it was the right thing for himself, his family, his friends and teammates: