Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says NBA players who refuse the COVID vaccine should be "disciplined"

Basketball legend and longtime activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar suggested the NBA players who have refused to get vaccinated for COVID should be "disciplined." The NBA said in statement to CBS News that it can't mandate players to get vaccinated unless the players' union approves it.

A report last week said approximately 90% of NBA players have been fully vaccinated. In an interview on CNN, Abdul-Jabbar, who has been advocating for others to get the COVID vaccine, said the league should step in. 

"I think they should be disciplined," he said Monday. "I don't think they are behaving like good teammates or good citizens."