“So Wiggins is out for the season?": Fans on social media react to news of Andrew Wiggins’ brother taking break to attend family matter

The Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has had a difficult season where he kept missing games, citing family reasons. On more than one occasion this season, it was reported that the 29-year-old has decided to take a break from the sport to settle some ‘personal issues’.

Interestingly, his brother, Nick has also announced that he will be taking a break as has to go to Canada to attend to a family matter urgently. He just started playing in Indonesia.

The news brought mixed reactions from the fans on social media. Some feared that the development means that Wiggins has now been ruled out of the remainder of the season. "I don't get it so Wiggins is out for the season?" a fan asked on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter.

Others prayed for the well-being of the Wiggins family who are going through a turbulent time for a while. “Clearly been affecting Wiggins play over the last year and a half. Mind not on basketball and I can’t blame em, prayers up,” another fan wrote.

Wiggins had a decent season for the Warriors where he contributed 12.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. His most recent outing came in the match against the Memphis Grizzlies where he ended up registering 22 points to go with 10 rebounds and three assists.