Celtics’ Al Horford ‘declares himself fully vaccinated’ in new Boston Globe interview despite reports to the contrary

Lingering doubt on Boston’s player vaccination status prompted the admission.

The Boston Celtics have found themselves the focus of COVID player vaccination speculation in recent weeks following several starters sitting for a game against the Toronto Raptors in Canada in late March due to the country’s policy on not allowing unvaccinated athletes to play in Raptors home games.

Specifically, veteran big man Al Horford and star forward Jaylen Brown were singled out as likely players to that end, and despite statements from both that they would indeed be available to play in a series with Toronto, that speculation refused to go away due to reluctance from both to state exactly what their COVID vaccination status is.

Brown has since gone on record to relate that his role as a National Basketball Players’ Association (NBPA) vice president has put him in a position to safeguard such information and to fight that it remains private, often referring to vaccination as a “personal choice.”