He continued, “You are required to wear masks. And who knows what will happen when this vaccine comes out. You may have to have the vaccine to travel. That would be crazy.”
Porter, who played college basketball in Missouri, went on to say that he had never been vaccinated.
“I was never vaccinated in my life. I was never vaccinated or anything like that. So it could drive you crazy. But you are definitely behind everything that is happening right now and all you can do is sit back and see what happens.
“Don’t get too emotionally involved. But yeah, I mean it’s serious. It’s real. But yeah, it’s being overdone.”
In 48 games this season, Porter has averaged 7.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 14 minutes per game. The Nuggets recruited him with the 14th pick in the 2018 draft, but the forward missed the entire 2018-19 season due to injury.
The 2019-20 season, which was postponed in March, will begin on July 31, with 22 of the 30 NBA teams gathered in Orlando, Florida, to end the season at the Disney World complex.
Denver begins its restart season on Saturday against the Miami Heat at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida.
Wayne Sterling contributed to this report.
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