Matisse Thybulle

And why will he miss some playoff games? Because Canada's COVID-19 vaccination policy for foreign travelers will prevent him from playing. Global News recently ...

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. But if you’re not sure, here’s the government’s criteria. You may have seen that Philadelphia 76ers guard Matisse Thybulle won’t be able to play some playoff games that will take place in Toronto soon, and wondered what was up with that.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Matisse Thybulle confirms he cannot play in Toronto against the Raptors due to his vaccine status.

For me, in my reasoning, it felt like getting vaccinated was not something I needed to do to protect other people and was something that I would have to do to then protect myself. With that being considered and the holistic background of my upbringing and the way I view medicine in general, I felt like I was secure in, not treating myself, but going to the doctors that I have to treat COVID if I did get it. Federal legislation in both Canada and the United States prohibits the entry of any foreign nationals who are not fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine.

Matisse Thybulle's absence in Toronto should give veteran Danny Green an increased role, but will weaken an already thin Philadelphia bench.

I know we’re going to be prepared, we’re going to be ready and everybody’s looking forward to it.” The Sixers were the No. 1 seed in last year’s playoffs but lost three games at home and dropped a seven-game, second-round series to Atlanta. The decision left him ineligible to play in home games until late last month – 75 games into the season. “I felt like if I’m going to be a part of society, in the position that I’m in, I need to do what’s right for the greater good,” Thybulle said. “(We should send) any good message we can send about it in doing the right thing.” “I was raised in a holistic household, where anti-vax is not like a term that was ever used, it’s a weird term that has been kind of been thrown around to just label people,” Thybulle said.

PHILADELPHIA — Matisse Thybulle will not be available for the Sixers' playoff games in Canada during their first-round series with the Toronto Raptors.

I know we’re going to be prepared, we’re going to be ready and everybody’s looking forward to it.” “With that being said, I’m still going to be there and give 110 percent every time I’m available to be on the court.” In the case that I did, I was able to go about it in my holistic way and I’m able to sit here healthy and OK because of it.” And with that being considered and the holistic background of my upbringing and just the way I view medicine in general, I thought I was secure in going to the doctors that I have to treat COVID if I did get it. I know everybody else on this team supports him, and it’s kind of been the story of this season anyway this whole year. For me in my reasoning, it felt like getting vaccinated was something that I needed to do to protect other people, and was something that I would need to do protect myself.

76ers guard Matisse Thybulle stopped after one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, citing his "holistic" upbringing, and will be unable to play first-round playoff ...

And in the case that I did, I was able to go about it in my holistic way, and I’m able to sit here today healthy and okay because of it.” Obviously from fans to coaches to [the] front office to teammates, there are people that are upset and people who don’t understand. Now, he’ll miss a chunk of time in the first postseason round, a significant development given that he guards each Sixers opponent’s best perimeter player. And I felt like if I’m going to be a part of society, in the position I’m in, I need to do what’s right for the greater good. That argument of the greater good held a lot of weight for me. It’s a weird term that has kind of been thrown around to just label people,” Thybulle told reporters on Sunday. “But we grew up with Chinese medicine and naturopathic doctors.

Matisse Thybulle on Sunday night detailed why he is not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and will miss playoff games in Toronto. By Noah Levick.

“And unfortunately, the repercussions of that are going to be me missing games and not being there for my teammates. With that being said, I’m still going to be there and give 110 percent every time I’m available to be on the court.” “My reasoning for getting it or not getting it wasn’t really the downsides,” Thybulle said. It wasn’t a part of any of the decision-making, because at the time I would be available for my team … and not restricted in any way to do my job. It just seemed like the right thing for me to just see it through. “So for me and my reasoning, it felt like getting vaccinated was not something that I needed to do to protect other people. Having had the stance I’ve had for almost a year now, I just felt like it couldn’t be something that I could be forced to do because of rules or regulation changes. And I felt like if I’m going to be a part of society, in the position I’m in, I need to do what’s right for the greater good. “It sucks,” he said Sunday. “It was not the outcome that I wanted. To draw positives and inconclusives and have to sit out for almost a week is a little frustrating.” Essentially, I made this choice and I thought I could keep it to myself, I could keep it private, but people are always going to wonder why. “I was raised in a holistic household where ‘anti-vax’ is not a term that was ever used.