Sixers guard Matisse Thybulle won’t be able to play games in Toronto because he is not fully vaccinated

The Philadelphia 76ers will have to push through their first round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors without one of the key lockdown defenders for some of the games.

It has been confirmed that guard Matisse Thybulle will not be able to play in Games 3 and 4 of the first round series, which will take place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, because of vaccine mandates in Canada. Thybulle is not fully vaccinated from COVID-19, which makes him ineligible to enter the country of Canada.

The 25-year old discussed his vaccine status

“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,” said Thybulle.

“We grew up with Chinese medicine and naturopathic doctors. Just with that upbringing, coming into the situation, I felt like I had a solid foundation of medical resources that could serve me beyond what this vaccine could do for me. As things escalated, and as this situation has played out, I’ve obviously had to reconsider and look at it differently.”

The Sixers and Raptors kick off their series this Saturday at 6pm/ET.