Andrew Wiggins got vaccinated against Covid-19 and will be available to play all the home games with the Golden State Warriors, coach Steve Karr announced on Sunday. The news came after Wiggins said that he wouldn’t get the shot and requested a “religious exemption” to the NBA, which was denied.
During the media day, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, Wiggins talked to the press about this vaccination status and told reporters that it wasn’t “none of your business.”He also said that the possibility of losing half of his salary, around 15$ million, was his “problem.”
However, it seems like Wiggins changed his mind and decided to get the shot. While the NBA doesn’t require players to get vaccinated, the city of San Francisco requires that anybody who will take part in a large indoor event (like basketball games) must be vaccinated.
Wiggins got the Covid-19 vaccine: Funniest memes and reactions
Wiggins first anti-vaxx stance was controversial, however, coach Steve Karr said that the team believes in the vaccine and that he was hopeful that Wiggins was going to be available to play all the games. His wishes came true.
On the other hand, Wiggins hasn’t been the only NBA player who has shared similar views on the vaccine. Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, and Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr also have been vocal about their decision of not getting the shot. Fans, meanwhile, are making jokes about Wiggins’ change of mind. Here, check out the funniest memes and reactions:
Andrew Wiggins after getting vaccinated: pic.twitter.com/V5dEYZvNSF
— Kevin of @BrotherHQ (@FakeKevChestnut) October 3, 2021
Andrew Wiggins researched how much money he’d lose
— Ole Gunnar Scamskjær (@Nigerianscamsss) October 3, 2021
“Hey Andrew Wiggins, are you really gonna give up half your salary because you don’t want to get vaccinated?”
Andrew Wiggins: pic.twitter.com/QlNmGTgUo9
— evanem (@evanempdx) October 3, 2021
Andrew Wiggins: I’m gonna pass on getting the vaccine
Steph Curry: You know, we can reach the NBA Finals without you..
Wiggins: *schedules vaccine appointment* pic.twitter.com/zS7jYgR14T— Andrew Hammond (@ahammFreePress) October 3, 2021
If you want to know if vaccine mandates work just look at Andrew Wiggins and you don’t even need to call it a mandate just need to threaten the paycheck and they’ll go running to get the shot pic.twitter.com/jtfT12XGlO
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) October 3, 2021
Andrew Wiggins finally taking a good shot https://t.co/3K7EI674rw
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) October 3, 2021
Andrew Wiggins: “it’s my religious right to not get the vaccine”
The NBA: “that’s fine but you can’t play half the season and will lose 15mil”
Andrew Wiggins: “God knows my heart” pic.twitter.com/0sZrdxsy19— Uncle D (@themrd81) October 3, 2021
Warriors: if you don’t get vaccinated, you’re forfeiting 14 million dollars.
Andrew Wiggins:
pic.twitter.com/eiadXX8etm— Shamar English (@english_shamar) October 3, 2021





