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Season 1
Episode 71
Published 2 years, 9 months ago
Description
A St. Paul native is taking on a major sports league to prove his rights were stolen when COVID-19 vaccines were mandated in 2021.
Kenny Mauer was a referee for the NBA for over 35 years; he never missed a game. Mauer grew up in St. Paul and was an athlete his whole life. He played baseball for the University of Minnesota and began refereeing high school sports in college.
Mauer said he was always “kind of a rebel” in his role. He would question why certain rules were changed and the reasons behind those decisions.
So when the NBA began mandating that referees, but not players, be vaccinated against COVID-19, naturally, Mauer asked why.