Despite riding a seven-game winning streak, the Golden State Warriors were recently dealt a tough injury blow. Second-year guard Will Richard has been ruled out for Monday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans with a UCL tear in his left thumb.
The Warriors are listing Will Richard as out with a UCL tear in his left thumb. Tough break for a second-year rotation guard.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 9, 2026
While no official timeline has been released, Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area notes Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray suffered a torn left UCL at the start of the 2025-26 season and missed 15 games.
Tough break for Will Richard and the Warriors. Keegan Murray missed the first 15 games of last season with a torn left UCL Richard was giving the Warriors really good energy
and shooting 42.9% from 3 this season
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 9, 2026
Through the first 10 games of the season, Richard is averaging 5.1 points on 47.5% shooting from the field with 1.8 rebounds and an assist in 17.2 minutes per game. Richard recently earned a start in Golden State's win over the Miami Heat. Against the Heat, Richard tallied 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field with twi assists and a block in Golden State's 120-100 win. Richard has provided some shooting for Golden State in the wing rotation, hittting a 3-pointer three of his last four games, including two games with two made triples.
Without Richard, the Warriors could likely lean on Georges Niang and Gary Payton II in the rotation.
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