The injury bug has made its way up and down the Golden State Warriors roster with the latest bite coming to rookie Eric Paschall. The Dubs standout rookie missed the past two games with a nagging hip injury that’s stalled his Rookie of the Year campaign.
Luckily for Golden State, Steve Kerr said the Villanova product would return when the team travels to the Pacific Northwest to face the Portland Trailblazers.
Steve Kerr says that Eric Paschall will return Wednesday night in Portland.
— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) December 17, 2019
The Warriors have lost eight of their last nine and could desperately use Paschall’s skillset. Paschall, a second-round pick, is putting together a memorable rookie year through the first quarter of the NBA season, averaging 16.1 points, 5.0 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game.
Paschall’s struggled in his past two games, only scoring five points in each contest, but his sore hip has hampered his performance. The Warriors were cautious with their rookies hip giving him extra time to recover fully. When Paschall’s hip injury first came up against the New York Knicks, Kerr opted to not play him in the fourth quarter and overtime in a close game.
Kerr said Paschall would have no minute restriction when he returns to the lineup against Portland.
Eric Paschall (hip) will play Wednesday vs. Blazers after missing the last two games. He will not be on any kind of minutes restriction.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 17, 2019
The Warriors are coming off one of their worst losses of the season against the Sacramento Kings. However, the last time Paschall suited up against Golden State’s next opponent, Portland, the rookie had a career day. If Paschall can replicate his 34 points and 13 rebound night like last time out against the Blazers, the Warriors could be in line for a victory in Portland.