Opinion: Some teams have had enough of players who refuse to be vaccinated

Andrew Wiggins and Tyler Bertuzzi are the latest athletes to discover there is a price to be paid for their so-called convictions.

The Golden State Warriors forward and the Detroit Red Wings winger stand to lose significant chunks of their salaries because of their continued refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine. To say nothing of their previous good standings with teammates, fans and the front-office folks who make decisions about their careers.

“It’s an important issue for us. It’s a team-first issue,” John Davidson, president of hockey operations for the Columbus Blue Jackets, said earlier this week after announcing forward Zac Rinaldo was not invited to training camp because he wasn’t vaccinated.