Shouldn't Be Forced

 People Shouldn't Be 'Forced' to Take Something They Don't Want by  Matt Lamb 

Shaquille O'Neal previously criticized NBA player Kyrie Irving for choosing not to get jabbed—but now he has changed his mind on mandates.

Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has changed his tune on jab mandates. 

"[T]here are still some people that don't wanna take it," the former NBA center who is known by "Shaq," said on the February 3 episode of his podcast. "And you shouldn't ... be forced to take something you don't want."

O'Neal often led the league in points scored and won Most Valuable Player titles for the season, All-Star Game, and NBA Finals.

One of his co-hosts, Nischelle Turner, initially denied that people were being forced to take the jabs. "I don't think people ... are being forced to take ... Well there are some ... There are, I mean, listen, we have a mandate at CBS."

"That's forced," Shaq said. He kept reminding Turner that a mandate is forced.

"No, it's not forced," Turner said.

"It is forced, because if the man don't take it, the man gonna get fired," Shaq said. 

Turner also ignored the Biden administration's vaccine mandates, like the one covering health facilities receiving Medicaid and Medicare dollars.