Gui Santos moved from out to day-to-day with left knee tendinitis after missing Wednesday's game against the Timberwolves. His expected return date is Oct. 30, the day the Warriors host the Lakers.
What happened
Gui Santos was upgraded to day-to-day on the injury report filed at 12:58 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 29. He had been listed as out on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The injury is to his left knee. The report's comment says Santos was ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Timberwolves because of left knee tendinitis. The report lists Oct. 30 as his expected return. The left knee has come up before. He was day-to-day with it on Oct. 16 and cleared the same day. He was day-to-day again on Oct. 25 and cleared on Oct. 27.
What it means for the Warriors
Golden State hosts the Lakers on Friday, Oct. 30, at 10 p.m. ET on Prime Video. The Warriors are 2-3, 10th in the West, and have won two straight. Santos has played four games, averaging 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23.9 minutes. The Warriors are 1-3 with him and 1-0 without him. In the game he missed, Yaxel Lendeborg played 33.6 minutes and scored 22.6 points. Georges Niang played 19.5 minutes, Al Horford 18.3 and Will Richard 16.2. Stephen Curry scored 28.8 points in 27.3 minutes. Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Jimmy Butler III (right knee) and Moses Moody (left knee) are all listed as out.
What to watch
The next injury report before Friday's game will show whether Santos is cleared to face the Lakers. His expected return date is Oct. 30, but a final decision for that game has not been announced. The other thing to watch is the frontcourt. Porzingis, Butler and Moody are all out, so the Warriors are thin on forwards. That makes Santos's status, and how much he can play if he returns, a real factor against Los Angeles.
Is Gui Santos playing vs the Lakers on Friday?
He is day-to-day with left knee tendinitis, and his expected return date is Oct. 30, the day of the Lakers game. A final decision has not been announced.
When will Gui Santos be back?
The injury report lists Oct. 30 as his expected return. He missed Wednesday's game against the Timberwolves and has since been upgraded from out to day-to-day.