It could be just a simple as he does not want to waste his arm on a meaningless season. Also to go with that the CBA may stipulate a player can still get paid in this situation? Who knows...
I was pointing to the political struggle. Not your "Gotcha moment" on the tweet source......... I grew up on a family farm, it is a real struggle. Throw new gov't restrictions and you lose your way of life, not ideal.