Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard is really not a fan of wearing masks inside the NBA's bubble in Orlando—despite already receiving a warning from the league about it.
During an Instagram Live session posted on Sunday, Howard continued questioning the league's policy requiring players to wear face masks.
“They sanitize everything,” the veteran center said. “We're getting tested every day. So, it's not like we're around anybody that can give it to us because we all get tested together. And so, we're only around each other. We're only around everybody that's in the bubble. We don't see any outsiders. We don't have any contact with any outsiders.”
On Friday, Howard was disciplined by the league for not wearing a mask.
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Howard made light of the mask situation multiple times over the hour-long video. “I got extra masks in here to make sure now. Look, now: masks on top of masks. NBA masks,” he said while showing off the masks the league supplied to the camera. “Who wants an NBA mask? We 'bout to sell 'em on eBay… Amazon. Amazon NBA. We're going to sell them.”
Howard made numerous cracks, mask-wearing, social distancing and the coronavirus in general during the video. When asked if he believed in vaccinations, Howard seemed to confuse his opinion with rejecting proven science.
“Do I believe in vaccinations?” Howard said. “No, I don't. That's my personal opinion.”
The league's health and safety precautions in Orlando have been successful thus far. On Monday, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association announced zero positives from players tested in Orlando since July 13.
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