surely the silver lining here is that nobody is dying from this. Nobody appears to even be getting seriously ill.
I've yet to hear of anyone who is in their 20's and 30's, vaccinated, and in prime athletic shape, having a serious case. I would argue there are a lot of asymptomatic cases here, Billy Donovan eluded to such a thing in an interview. Something like "We have a lot of guys sitting at home with no symptoms."
A few players had tougher cases before the vaccines. Jaylen Brown of the Celtics said in October that he still feels the effects of COVID.
Personally, I'm hoping the policies are changed for next season in which only symptomatic players would be forced to miss time.