The Golden State Warriors managed to stave off elimination on Wednesday night with a dominant 121-106 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. As a result, they now find themselves gearing up for a do-or-die Game 6 on the road at Crypto.com Arena. Unfortunately, the Dubs are heading into the outing with the availability status of star wing Andrew Wiggins being up in the air. With this, the question on every Warriors fan's mind: Is Andrew Wiggins playing tonight vs. the Lakers?
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Andrew Wiggins injury status vs. Lakers
While Andrew Wiggins was an oft-absent presence within the Warriors' lineup throughout the 2022-23 regular season, as he missed a whopping 45 games, he has managed to suit up for every contest during their current playoff run.
That said, heading into Friday night's Game 6, Wiggins has been upgraded from questionable to available due to a left coastal cartilage fracture, per Chris Haynes.
Wiggins missed the skill work portion of Warriors shootaround on Friday morning, receiving treatment on his ribs from team medical personnel.
ESPN's Kendra Andrews subsequently reported that Wiggins will test his ribs during pre-game warmups with the intent to play in Game 6 before a “final decision” is made on his status. However, “shooting will be a challenge” for Wiggins regardless, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
At this point, the severity of the injury remains unknown, though the concept of playing a win-or-go-home contest without their star forward in tow is certainly far from ideal for Golden State.
While many may expect that only a severely painful ailment would keep him out of the rotation in such a pivotal contest, at this point in time, it appears that Andrew Wiggins will be playing in Game 6.
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