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NBA: Curry happy Wiggins handled 'responsibilities' by taking COVID vaccine

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Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Andrew Wiggins FIBA.basketball" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/10/05/20211005-andrew-wiggins-fiba-basketball.jpg"/><figcaption>Andrew Wiggins in action for Canada during the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. <em>FIBA.basketball</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Golden State Warriors&#x27; Steph Curry said he is pleased Andrew Wiggins handled his &quot;responsibilities&quot; as a team member by receiving a COVID-19 vaccination ahead of the NBA season.</p><p>Unvaccinated players will have to comply with a long list of restrictions to play this season and the NBA previously denied Wiggins&#x27; request for a religious exemption.</p><p>Warriors coach Steve Kerr said at the weekend that Wiggins had been vaccinated and would be ready to play, and Curry was happy to have him available.</p><p>&quot;Whatever process he went through to get to that decision, he&#x27;ll be able to speak on that. We&#x27;re excited to have him,&quot; Curry told reporters on Monday.</p><p>&quot;I think that was a whole conversation, to begin with. It&#x27;s a good sign of just handling his responsibilities as a member of the team.&quot; </p><p>The 2021-2022 season will begin on Oct. 19 despite concerns over the contagious delta variant of the novel coronavirus that has hit those who are unvaccinated particularly hard.</p><div><strong>(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford )</strong></div>

Golden State's Steph Curry said he is pleased Andrew Wiggins handled his 'responsibilities' as a team member by receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.