The NBA is not letting up in its fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Starting next season, the league will be requiring all its referees to have gotten the vaccine—with very few exceptions.
Barring any overriding health concerns or religious exemption, every league referee will need to have received the vaccine—or they will be ineligible to work games. The agreement was reached between the NBA and the National Basketball Referees Association—a day after the league also announcedit was requiring all its employees to be vaccinated.