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Andrew Wiggins was unexpectedly named an NBA All-Star game starter. So what’s the reason behind it?

Andrew Wiggins

Team:Golden State WarriorsPosition:SF, SGAge:26Height:203 cmWeight:91 kgBirth place:Toronto, CanadaProfileNewsStatistics

The Golden State Warriors forward should be thankful to K-pop star BamBam, who actively urged his fans to vote for Wiggins on social media. BamBam got at least 9.6M followers on Twitter alone.

Among Western Conference forwards, Wiggins got 3,452,586 fan votes, which put him in third place. Only Nikola Jokic (5,311,167) and LeBron James (9,128,231) got more votes than Wiggins.

Coincidentally, the Warriors named BamBam their global ambassador last month.

For example, the Warriors forward got only 4 media votes, while both James and Jokic received 98 votes. Rudy Gobert got 65 media votes, Draymond Green 20, and Karl Anthony-Towns 5.

In players voting, Wiggins took fifth place with 46 votes.

This season Wiggins averages 18.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists.

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