Nets, Knicks, Yankees, Mets ‘have to wait’ for loosened COVID-19 vax restrictions, NYC mayor says

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New York City mayor Eric Adams said the city’s professional sports teams are going to have to wait their turn when it comes to vaccination-mandate rollbacks.

"Right now, we’re going to take some complaints," Adams said during a Tuesday morning press conference. "But when this is all said and done, people are going to realize this is a thoughtful administration and we got it right. So baseball, basketball, businesses, all of those things, they have to wait until that layer comes."

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FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.  Adams on Tuesday, March 22,  said that he will make masks optional for those in daycare and prekindergarten starting April 4 if case rates and the risk of the virus spreading remain low. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Adams’ comments came as he announced that masks will be optional for daycare students between the ages of 2 and 4 starting on April 4.

The Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, New York Yankees, and New York Mets are all waiting on a rollback of the private employer vaccine mandate, which does not allow employees to work — or play for their teams — if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.

OutKick reported last week that the same mandate keeping unvaccinated Nets star Kyrie Irving off the court will keep unvaccinated Yankees and Mets players off the field.

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Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving watches the game from his seats during the second half of the NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks at