Injury Update: The Golden State Warriors Provide a Significant Injury Update

February 10, 2024 Sports Gist Basketball, NBA 0

The Golden State Warriors Provide a Significant Injury Update

The Golden State Warriors have released their injury report for Saturday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, and Gary Payton II has been cleared for a return. Payton has not played since January 2nd, as a left hamstring strain has sidelined him for over a month.

The Warriors announced an official injury update on Payton on Tuesday that read the following: “Warriors guard Gary Payton II, who suffered a grade 2 strain of his left hamstring on January 2 vs. Orlando and has missed the last 14 games, was recently re-evaluated.

The reevaluation indicated that Payton is making good progress, and he has begun to practice with the team. His eventual return to game action will be based on his continued progress. His status will be listed as day-to-day.” No longer day-to-day, Payton has been upgraded to available, which is huge news for the Warriors.

Not making any moves at the deadline, Golden State is hoping the injury returns of Payton and eventually Chris Paul will help continue some of the momentum they have built over the last several games.

A great defender, Payton should help a Golden State defense that has been poor all season – albeit still very solid with Draymond Green in the lineup. Set to return on Saturday, Payton will be back in the mix as the Warriors remain in pursuit if a play-in spot.

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Warriors: Kendrick Perkins slaps Dubs with brutal championship reality despite win streak

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins didn’t hold back in sharing his rather harsh thoughts on Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors amid their recent hot streak.

The Warriors are on a three-game winning streak and seem to be finding their groove, a situation that likely convinced the Dubs to stay relatively silent during the NBA trade deadline. Aside from trading Cory Joseph, Golden State didn’t do anything else despite months of rumors linking them to a number of potential deals.

Perkins admitted that the Warriors are trending in the right direction, even going as far as to apologizing to Kerr for what he deems as warranted but over-the-top criticisms from him. Nonetheless, while the Dubs are taking positive steps, the one-time champion shared his belief that they are not on a title path.

“Let me apologize to Steve Kerr because I’ve been very critical of him … I kinda overdid it a little bit … When I look at the Golden State Warriors, are they moving in the right direction? Yes. In a championship direction? No,” Perkins said of the Dubs.

Sure enough, it’s easy to see where Kendrick Perkins is coming from. While Steve Kerr and his Warriors have won three in a row, they are still far from being legitimate championship contenders. After Thursday’s win over the Indiana Pacers, they improved to 24-25 on the season, putting them at 11th in the Western Conference.

The Warriors have a lot of work to do, and until they climb back to postseason contention, the criticisms from Perkins and other doubters will only continue.

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