Warriors forward Gui Santos is out for Monday's game against the Suns with a knee injury. He left Sunday's win over the Clippers and is listed with an expected return of Nov. 5.
What happened
Santos is listed as out with a knee and leg issue, according to the injury report posted Sunday, Nov. 1, at 11:37 p.m. ET. The report shows no previous status. He had been cleared from day-to-day earlier on Sunday. Danny Emerman of SFStandard.com reports that Santos did not play in the second half of the Warriors' 124-112 win over the Clippers because of a knee injury. Emerman also reports he will not play against the Suns on Monday. The report lists an expected return date of Nov. 5.
What it means for the Warriors
Golden State plays the Suns on Monday at 10:00 p.m. ET without him. The Warriors are 4-3, ninth in the standings, and riding a four-game winning streak. Santos has averaged 22.4 minutes, 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in five games. In the one game without him, the Warriors are 1-0. They are 3-3 with him. In games he missed, Brandin Podziemski averaged 33.6 minutes and Yaxel Lendeborg 32.3. Draymond Green averaged 28.5 minutes and Stephen Curry 28.0. Green and Curry are both listed out for rest on the report, with no game specified. Jimmy Butler III, Kristaps Porzingis and Moses Moody are also listed out.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether the Nov. 5 return date holds. The Warriors have not announced anything beyond that date. Watch how the minutes shake out against the Suns, since Podziemski and Lendeborg carried the biggest loads in the one game Santos missed. Also watch the status of Green and Curry, both listed out for rest, and of Butler, Porzingis and Moody. Santos' knee is the main question for the games ahead.
Is Gui Santos playing vs the Suns?
No. Santos is out for Monday's game against the Suns at 10:00 p.m. ET. He is dealing with a knee issue, and Danny Emerman of SFStandard.com reports he will not play.
When will Gui Santos be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Nov. 5. The Warriors have not announced anything beyond that date.