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The Dallas Mavericks point guard Trey Burke said that he is standing on his “own freedom of choice” and “respectively declining” the COVID-19 vaccine. Burke said he is aware he will have to abide by all of the NBA’s rules for non-vaccinated players.

“I feel like everybody has, you know, their own personal choice, and for me, I’m just getting the proper knowledge and continuing to do more and more research to make a reasonable decision,” – Burke after a recent Mavs practice.