TORONTO -- Canadian Olympic basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett said Friday that Golden State is blocking Andrew Wiggins from competing in Paris, while the Warriors countered it was a mutual decision between the team and Wiggins.
Wiggins was among the 20 players who received invitations to camp to determine the Olympic team.
"For us, Andrew was fine," Barrett said. "We were talking to him consistently, he's been training for weeks and weeks getting ready for this. And then I got a call from Golden State a day or two before camp saying that they're holding him out.
"So, from what I see, this is not an Andrew decision, this is from the team. And so, he won't be with us."
The Warriors told The Associated Press on Friday night that it was a mutual decision between the team and Wiggins.
The 10-year NBA veteran last played for Canada in an Olympic qualifying tournament in 2021.
"I'm disappointed for him," Barrett said. "He's gone through a lot the last couple of years and then, obviously, his mother was an Olympian and this is something he's looking forward to and working toward and really on the uphill climb it seemed like in everything."
Small Dragon Statue Wooden Chinese Feng Shui Dragon Figurines 2024 Year Of The Dragon Gift Chinese Zodiac Dragon Sculpture For Luck Success B308c80c Ff7a 40d6 A226 5512d9a6de1f.0a4af712e1ae61b1cf345506e05826b3 C9bca1689676f211ef99fac955eeff84 Aed69033032b04a6e82ca72845120496 F856def5c14637e78de7f733f04e3bf7 Cf45027904c22eff3433675d00ea7f94 9c85e6ef Ae66 452b B95c 627e6249a8e9 1.d4a2c51e230dc24b78cd7ba35faec257 D724964184823dcda47bf3d677cbc0dc The Angel Angels C17f806bb1da244798e00eb969de5f2e L149 001 Il Fullxfull.1775194678 96y2 Eef4319fd3ae21730a3884fea41e503e Blond Figurine Fb590bb9458a9152ff03a08af8fe5a53 8ff52194 6595 404f 980d 5c7fa3ee4530 1.2cec5f633ea588964b301ab0ad9a8327 S729041889158102888 P1466 I1 W773 Il Fullxfull.1757222817 Oyuf Ceramic Tabletop Angel%2C Home Decor%2C 1 Piece B57f57982913fac9d78825d97d638ace 84de5ccb310953c063648c347c3dbfa4 H219845.001886d905059048b1c844443fd89a92534 Il 1140xN.2800739836 41tl De102b66acff9756b18cf242a1d72f5a Ca237234f7ca47532b3486e4d116eb20 Il 1140xN.2526708080 1jr6 9a6f60dc721ea27375cbc8235b2000bf Il Fullxfull.1822650121 774p Il 1140xN.693934022 7is8 Aab95b7954dbea6c1a3b9406b45837cd Il Fullxfull.1775194420 5ip0 2533a6e9fd66cc512c6658d9e9a3a967 Il Fullxfull.1775195196 Ie3a A96b4c0a9a87c69f11269aba213fdce2