The injury bug can’t stay away from the Golden State Warriors, with the latest bite coming for Draymond Green.
After a 35-minute, near triple-double performance for the former Defensive Player of the Year, Green is out for the second step of the Warriors road back-to-back in Dallas.
According to Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, Golden State will be without their three-time All-Star against Slovenian phenom, Luka Doncic, and the Dallas Mavericks.
Green slammed his elbow against the Memphis floor late in the third quarter of the Warriors 114-95 win, but that’s not the reason why he’ll miss the Dallas game. Letourneau is reporting Green will be out with right heel soreness.
Green didn’t initially pop up on the Warriors injury report in Dallas. However, Kerr told reporters the 29-year old is banged up overall, and the Warriors would look to give him an off day soon, even if he was able to go against the Mavs.
Luckily for Golden State, Tim MacMahon of ESPN says the injury isn’t severe, and the forward is still doing his regular pregame shooting routine before things tip-off in Dallas.
Even if the news on Green’s injury being positive, the Warriors can’t shake the injury report as they lead the NBA in games missed due to injury and will now have only eight healthy players against Dallas.
