SAN FRANCISCO, United States — The NBA on Friday denied a request from Andrew
Wiggins for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, meaning the Golden
State Warriors swingman will be unable to play home games for the club.
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A statement said
Wiggins' refusal to take the vaccine meant he would be in violation of San
Francisco city health department rules, which require all people attending
large indoor events to be vaccinated.
Wiggins, 26, had
requested an exemption from the rule on religious grounds. However, that plea
was rejected by the NBA.
"The NBA has
reviewed and denied Andrew Wiggins' request for religious exemption from the
San Francisco Department of Public Health's order requiring COVID-19
vaccination for all participants age 12 and older at large indoor events,"
the NBA said in a statement.
Wiggins is one of the
highest profile NBA players to publicly confirm he will not take the vaccine.
"To each his
own, really. Whoever wants to get it, can get it; whoever doesn't want to get
it, don't get it," Wiggins said in March.
"Right now, I'm
not getting it, but it's no knock on anyone else that's getting it. I make my
own decisions. But right now, I decided not to get it."
The Warriors first
home game of the regular season takes place against the Los Angeles Clippers on
October 21.
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