There are a lot of players on both sides that are going to be out of Monday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State.
But the Warriors don’t expect Draymond Green to be one of them.
Green missed back-to-back games with a sore heel, but according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Steve Kerr told reporters prior to Golden State’s game against the Jazz on Friday that they expect Green to be back Monday in time to take on the Thunder.
“The expectation is he will be able to play,” Kerr told reporters in Utah. “To have two days off— the next two days is really important. Rather than chase our tail with this one, we’d rather just take tonight off— that will have given him five straight days by the time we play.”
Here’s a Steve Kerr update on Draymond Green. Said the heel issue isn’t a major concern, expects him to be back for homestand starting Monday. pic.twitter.com/qE7GJBtgVO
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 22, 2019
The Warriors desperately need Green to return to the rotation. As noted by WarriorsWire, Golden State leads the NBA in games missed due to injury. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, D’Angelo Russell, Kevon Looney, Jacob Evans III, and Damion Lee will all be out against Oklahoma City, per Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman.
Golden State not the only one dealing with injuries, however.
The Thunder announced Sunday that Hamidou Diallo will miss Monday’s game after suffering a hyperextended right elbow in Friday’s loss.
Steven Adams has also been hampered by a left knee injury, although he scored a season-high 22 points against the Lakers.
The Thunder and Golden State will tip-off inside the Chase Center at 9:30 p.m. CT Monday night.