Warriors insider provides clarification on the Andrew Wiggins conditioning report
Andrew Wiggins’s lack of summer conditioning has drawn criticism. It turns out that he didn’t work out for a good reason.
Golden State Warriors writer Anthony Slater revealed that Wiggins missed most of the summer training due to a broken rib he sustained during a playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers on “The Morning Roast” on 95.7 FM.
Andrew Wiggins appeared to first show rib discomfort after this box out crack of LeBron James in the middle of the fourth quarter. Kept grabbing at his ribs the next few minutes. Costal cartilage fracture. His Game 6 status is in question.
Wiggins suffered a broken rib, which Slater referred to as a “significant injury,” in his collision with LeBron James.
According to Slater, “the medical team classified the injury as a two-month absence in the regular season.” He couldn’t really work during the off-season, which was one of the reasons he didn’t work much. shattered ribs
The NBA’s start-and-stop style makes it challenging for players with rib injuries to play through them, although some football players will wear a flak jacket to protect their sore ribs. In particular, shooting gets very painful. This could be the reason for Wiggins’ appalling three-point shooting performance over the first 13 games of the 2023–24 season, going just 5-for-37.
Perhaps since then, Wiggins’ conditioning has improved because in the last five games, he has made 11 of his 23 three-point attempts, scoring 29 and 31 points respectively. Additionally, he had a putback and late rebound against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night that ought to have sealed the victory for the Warriors.
Fans will continue to criticize Wiggins until he begins to produce consistently and raises his three-point percentage above thirty percent. Not to mention a great deal of humor.
