Max Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith discuss why many Black athletes are hesitant to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, citing the Tuskegee Syphilis Study as a primary driver of distrust. The discussion characterizes the Tuskegee experiment as a "repellent" used to shut down pressure from authorities. One host shares a personal perspective that many Black men avoid doctors because they perceive medical intervention as limited to "a pill or a knife."