“I’ll give K-Pop a chance, especially Bam-Bam”: Andrew Wiggins shouts out Bam-Bam for lobbying for his first All-Star appearance at Cleveland

Samir Mehdi | 30/01/2022
“I’ll give K-Pop a chance, especially Bam-Bam": Andrew Wiggins shouts out Bam-Bam for lobbying for his first All-Star appearance at Cleveland

Andrew Wiggins thanks Bam-Bam for campaigning for his All-Star Game legitimacy and says he’ll give K-Pop a shot. 

Andrew Wiggins didn’t just make the Western Conference All-Star team. He made it is a starter for the frontcourt. NBA analysts likes Zach Lowe didn’t even have the former Minnesota Timberwolve on their shortlist for All-Star reserves yet here we are, with the Warriors’ defensive savant starting alongside his teammate, Steph Curry, in Cleveland. 

Andrew Wiggins put up solid averages of 18 points on 40% shooting from the beyond the arc on the season. He’s been rock solid on that end along with the defensive end of the floor as well, holding opponents to 41% on all field goal attempts when he’s the primary defender.

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Safe to say that him being an All-Star this year is unprecedented but there is a case for him deserving to be on the team, no doubt about that. 

it has however, been hypothesized and pseudo-proven at this point that Wiggs got help from an unlikely fanbase to boost his chances of starting at the ASG: the K-pop fandom. 

Andrew Wiggins acknowledges the boost he received from Bam-Bam. 

Given just how popular the GoT7 member is, it’s understandable that he was able to pull together an incredible amount of his fans to vote Andrew Wiggins into the All-star game. His original tweet was released on January 8th, 2022, calling him one of the best two-way players in the league.

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This tweet alone got 38,000 retweets and though it wasn’t solely responsible for getting Wiggins into the ASG, it certainly helped quite a bit. 

Following the Golden State Warriors’ victory over the Brooklyn Nets last night, the former ROTY was asked about this to which he said, “I didn’t know [who Bam Bam was] but now I’ll never forget him. I haven’t listened to K-pop yet. I’ll give it a chance though. Especially Bam Bam.” 

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Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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