“Matland, who was fired after 15 years from his job in Staten Island as a CT scan technologist, said that the group's support of Irving will act as a "springboard" to spread the message that vaccine mandates are "unjust" and "affecting everybody."

"I’m an unsung hero in healthcare and Kyrie is a hero around the world through sports and entertainment, said Matland. "So this is just a very big picture of what happens to the everyday average person in a superstar format."