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Andrew Wiggins will be available for all Golden State Warriors games this season having been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Wiggins’ vaccination status had been a subject of much controversy in recent days, the former first overall pick facing the prospect of being unable to play in home games for Golden State.
San Francisco is among the major cities that have laws restricting unvaccinated persons from entering sports arenas, restaurants and other public spaces.
That would have meant Wiggins being prevented from featuring in games at the Warriors’ Chase Center and forfeiting salary as a result.
The NBA confirmed on Wednesday that players would not be paid should they miss games for a failure to comply with local vaccine mandates.
Wiggins, therefore, risked missing out on a substantial portion of a salary worth over $30million for the 2021-22 season.
But head coach Steve Kerr confirmed on Sunday that Wiggins had elected to get the vaccine.
Wiggins had previously applied for an exemption on religious grounds but saw that request rejected by the NBA.
