Draymond Green is listed day-to-day with bilateral low back soreness and is doubtful for the Warriors' game at the Suns on Saturday night. Golden State is 0-2 and short on bodies, with Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski and Al Horford also out.
What happened
The Warriors' injury report on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 4:32 p.m. ET lists Green as day-to-day with a back issue, categorized as Back · Torso. The report comment says Green is doubtful to play Saturday against the Suns because of bilateral low back soreness. No previous status is attached to this entry. Earlier this month Green appeared on the report twice as day-to-day for rest, on Oct. 7 and Oct. 13, and was cleared both times, on Oct. 10 and Oct. 16. This is the first time this month the listing involves a physical complaint. The report gives Oct. 24 as the expected return date.
What it means for the Warriors
Golden State plays at Phoenix on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on NBA TV. The Warriors are 0-2, 14th in the seed order, and have lost two straight. Green, 36, is averaging 26.1 minutes, 3.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists in two games. Last season he played 68 games at 27.5 minutes, 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists. The team has no games without him yet, so it is 0-2 with him and 0-0 without. The report also lists Curry (rest), Podziemski (back) and Horford (back) as out. Among the players not listed, Yaxel Lendeborg (33.1 minutes), Gui Santos (22.3), De'Anthony Melton (20.7), Georges Niang (16.6) and Gary Payton II (14.5) carry rotation minutes.
What to watch
Green is doubtful, so the Suns game is the first check. The next injury report will show whether the back soreness carries into the following game or whether he is cleared. The report lists Oct. 24 as the expected return date, which is the Suns game itself, and the Warriors have not announced a longer timeline. Also watch the status of Curry, Podziemski and Horford, all listed out, because their availability decides how much of the rotation Golden State has to rebuild around Green's absence.
Is Draymond Green playing at the Suns on Saturday?
He is doubtful. The injury report lists him as day-to-day with bilateral low back soreness for the game at Phoenix on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 10 p.m. ET.
When will Draymond Green be back?
No timeline beyond the Suns game is announced. The report lists Oct. 24 as the expected return date, but it also calls him doubtful for that game.