He was facing the same situation as Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving — a local ordinance that wouldn’t allow him to play in home games.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Wiggins applied for a religious exemption with the NBA but was denied, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health added that it wouldn’t consider exemptions of any type.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Wiggins relented and received the vaccine — the Johnson & Johnson single-dose shot — shortly before the start of the season. At the time, he said he was “forced” to get the vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And now?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I still wish I didn’t get (vaccinated), to be honest with you,” Wiggins told FanSided.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After Wiggins got the shot, he enjoyed a solid season and was named an All-Star for the first time in his eight-year career.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He averaged 17.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 73 games and made a career-best 157 3-point shots.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In 22 postseason games, Wiggins averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds as the Warriors sailed to the title, defeating the Boston Celtics in six games in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I did it, and I was an All-Star this year and champion, so that was the good part, just not missing out on the year, the best year of my career,” Wiggins said. “But for my body, I just don’t like putting all that stuff in my body, so I didn’t like that and I didn’t like that it wasn’t my choice. I didn’t like that it was \u2018either get this or don’t play.'”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Wiggins is entering the final season of a five-year, $147 million deal. He is slated to make $33.6 million next season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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