The Golden State Warriors are facing perhaps their largest challenge of the season tonight: a road game against Victor Wembanyama and the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs, without Steph Curry. This won’t be easy.
Here’s the full injury report for both teams:
Warriors
Out — Steph Curry (right oblique tear)
Curry was injured early in Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets, and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. Needless to say, that’s a huge hit for the team, and now begins the quest
of trying to tread water with Curry sidelined.
Out — Brandon Williams (left hamstring strain)
That aforementioned task is a little bit harder because the team is missing one of their top bench scorers in Williams, who was injured during Monday’s victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
Out — Jimmy Butler III (right ACL repair surgery)
Out — Moses Moody (left patellar tendon repair surgery)
Out — Kristaps Porziņģis (not with team)
No news on either of these three, which is probably a good thing at this point.
Probable — Charles Bassey (left toe soreness)
Bassey has been huge for the Warriors so far this season, especially in the past few games. So it’s a big win that he’s likely good to go for this game.
Spurs
Out — Tobias Harris (left calf strain)
Harris is playing for his sixth team in his 16th NBA season, but has yet to make his season debut after injuring his calf during training camp.
Out — Jayden Quaintance (right knee surgery)
Quaintance was the Spurs first-round pick in June’s draft, taken 20th overall. Unfortunately, a knee injury has kept him from making his NBA debut, and it will likely be quite a while before he’s cleared.
Questionable — Devin Vassell (left adductor tightness)
Vassell, as consistent as they get, has been having his typical strong season thus far. But after playing in San Antonio’s first 10 games, he’s missed the last two with injury … and could miss a third.
Questionable — De’Aaron Fox (left hip soreness)
Wembanyama is the star of the Spurs, but Fox is often still their motor, thanks to his ball-handling, playmaking, and incredible speed. Fox is having another strong season after making the All-Star Game a year ago, and the Warriors will be given quite a gift if he’s unable to play.
Enjoy the game, everyone. It tips off at 6:30 p.m. PT.
