The Warriors will be without Draymond Green for the fourth time in the team’s last six games as he will miss Saturday’s matchup against the Mavericks due to a right toe sprain, the team announced.
Head coach Steve Kerr said the team will rest Green for a little while before he returns to the court, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic (Twitter link).
“We decided to give him some time off. Don’t know how long it’ll be,” Kerr said. “The toe [sprain] is lingering.”
The ailment has kept Green out of Golden State’s recent games against the Bucks and Nets. He missed Tuesday’s game against the Hawks due to a suspension stemming from a heated verbal confrontation with teammate Kevin Durant.
Both Green and Durant have since addressed the incident and have stated their intentions to move past it as the Warriors aim for their fourth championship in five seasons.
The 28-year-old has averaged 6.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG and 7.2 APG for the Warriors in 13 games.
Draymond “Dynasty Destroyer” Green
He shouldn’t really risk it, he did it the other day coming back soon to help the team & the reward he got was a suspension, if it was me I would take my sweet time to return, maybe if they lose a few more games they will realize that they really need him to win ball games, his skill set is unique, truly elite player.
But he played in their loss to Houston
It’s actually to the Warrior’s short and long term benefit to have Green held out until he is 100%. Short term it gives the team a chance to get back to playing freely without all the scrutiny over how he and Durant are getting along on the court. Long term it gets his toe healed instead of turning it into a lingering thing that prevents him from playing at his best when it matters most.