During Milwaukee Bucks' media day, MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo announced he is vaccinated against coronavirus.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinThe NBA superstar told reporters he made the decision to get the vaccine because of his family. "I did what was best for me and my family to stay protected. Yeah, I'm vaccinated, but in my opinion, you can never force anyone to do something that you don't want to do," Antetokounmpo said. "For me, I put everything down and I feel it was the best decision for me to be safe with my kids."Currently, neither the NBA nor the Bucks require vaccinations for their players, but it is a debate. Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a big advocate of the vaccine and has called on all NBA players to get vaccinated."The NBA should insist all players and staff are vaccinated, or remove them from the team," Abdul-Jabbar said to Rolling Stone. "There is no room for players who are willing to risk the health and lives of their teammates, the staff and the fans simply because they are unable to grasp the seriousness of the situation or do the necessary research. What I find especially disingenuous about the vaccine deniers is their arrogance at disbelieving immunology and other medical experts. Yet, if their child was sick or they themselves needed emergency medical treatment, how quickly would they do exactly what those same experts told them to do?" Certain cities' vaccine protocols require NBA players to be vaccinated to play inside home city arenas, like New York and San Francisco. Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving was noticeably absent from the team's media day on Monday and declined to answer questions about his vaccination status, in a remote interview. Golden State Warriors player Andrew Wiggins, who is unvaccinated, was denied a religious exemption and is currently only allowed to report to solo workouts. Medical experts, like Dr. Ben Weston of Milwaukee County Emergency Management, hope superstars like Antetokounmpo will help inspire others to get the vaccine. "I do think it helps to move the needle. We see in Milwaukee County the lowest vaccination rates among young people and we also have many young people in the county, and frankly in the world, who look up to Giannis, who idolize Giannis," Weston said. "So he chose to get vaccinated, he chose to receive one of the most effective, one of the safest vaccines that's ever been developed and I hope folks out there listening, who have not yet received the vaccine, can take the next step."Weston said 10% to 12% of the county's population flat out refuses to get the vaccine, but the rest are still considering it."I think for people who have barriers, people who have questions, seeing things like this, seeing people familiar to them, talking about the vaccine, getting the vaccine, having confidence in the vaccine can help them as well," Weston said. Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube