ESPN Awkwardly Awards Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic The ‘Moderna Shot Of The Day’ After He Wins US Open

ESPN’s partnership with Moderna led to an awkward situation at the end of the US Open.

Novak Djokovic, who was unable to play in last year’s US Open due to his unvaccinated status, won this year’s Open in straight sets vs Daniil Medvedev.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC EMERGES VICTORIOUS

He defeats Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win the #USOpen pic.twitter.com/Y517nwGbkk

— ESPN (@espn)
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At the end of the tourney, Djokovic was awarded Moderna’s “shot of the day” by ESPN, which led to fans blasting the promotion for how ridiculous it was.

WHAT IRONY!

ESPN just featured the ‘Moderna Shot of the Day’ by the only player who refused the 'vaccine': @DjokerNole.

Seems Novak knows how to pick his shots, both on and off the court. pic.twitter.com/RBDXdu0rjS

— Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddeketal)
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