Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is making “good progress” toward a return from the left calf strain he sustained Jan. 18 in a game against the Washington Wizards, the team announced Monday afternoon.
While Kuminga is progressing in his recovery from a right ankle sprain and is expected to begin light individual workouts this week, the Warriors said he will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
The team announced injury updates to forwards Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga on Monday, with neither set to return imminently.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is dealing with a strained calf and is considered day-to-day, which means he has the time to watch more basketball and be active on social media.
The Golden State Warriors are set to face their conference rivals Utah Jazz in the first game of a back-to-back on Tuesday.
Marc Stein: The Warriors announce that Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) is out for at least two more weeks while Draymond Green (calf) is now regarded as day-to-day.
On the same day that the club dealt for defenseman Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues to help with depth, the New York Islanders placed defenseman Ryan Pulock and goaltender Marcus Hogberg on injured reserve on Monday due to upper-body injuries.
Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, who sustained a right ankle sprain on January 4 and has missed the past 11 games, will miss at least two more weeks, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link).
The Golden State Warriors secured a much-needed win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Steve Kerr's team was seriously undermanned, with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga all watching from the sidelines.
Following their massive victory with both Draymond Green and Jonathan Kuminga sidelined due to injury, Warriors' general manager Mike Dunleavy may be tempted to add another young, consistent scoring option to both help two-time MVP Stephen Curry compete in the present and act as a bridge to the future for the organization.
Steph Curry dropped 17 points in the second half and made key plays down the stretch. Andrew Wiggins dropped a team-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers. Kevon Looney matched his regular season career-high with 18 points and Gary Payton II (15 points, nine rebounds) stamped the game with a vicious slam dunk with under a minute left.