Game No. 83 has arrived. The Golden State Warriors are starting the postseason where they ended the regular season: at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, visiting the LA Clippers. It’s a win-or-go-home game for both teams: the loser is eliminated, while the victor will advance to Friday’s road game against the Phoenix Suns.
Thankfully for the Warriors, they’re as healthy as they’ve been in the last three months. Steph Curry, Al Horford, and Kristaps Porziņģis are absent on the injury report,
with only one name accompanying the players the team lost to season-ending knee injuries. Though as a reminder, two-way players are not eligible for playoff games, which is why LJ Cryer isn’t listed here (they are, however, allowed to travel with the team and sit on the bench).
Here’s the full injury report for both teams.
Warriors
Out — Quinten Post (right foot injury management)
Post’s foot injury really lingered. He’s only played once since mid-March, and only played a few minutes in that game. He’ll need the Warriors to win — likely at least twice — if he wants to play again in his sophomore year.
Out — Jimmy Butler III (right ACL surgery)
Out — Moses Moody (left patellar tendon surgery)
Nothing to note here. We’ve known these two will be out for the rest of the year — and much of next year — for quite a while.
Clippers
Out — Bradley Beal (left hip fracture)
Beal’s first season with the Clippers didn’t go well, as he played just six games before suffering a season-ending injury. He signed a two-year deal with LAC after working a buyout with the Suns, so he’ll get a chance to run it back next year.
Out — Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (right lisfranc ligament tear)
The final pick of the first round in the 2025 draft played exactly half of LA’s games before suffering a season-ending injury.
Probable — Isaiah Jackson (right ankle sprain)
Jackson has played sparingly this year, and hasn’t appeared in a game since March. So if he plays in this game, it’s likely because the outcome has already been decided.
Enjoy the game, Dub Nation! It tips off at 7:00 p.m. PT on Prime Video.
