Brandin Podziemski has been cleared on the official injury report, up from day-to-day after a back issue. That puts him in line to play for the Warriors against the Grizzlies on Friday night.
What happened
Brandin Podziemski has been cleared. The official injury report changed his status to cleared on Friday, Oct. 23, at 8:48 p.m. ET. He had been listed as day-to-day. The report gave no detail on the change and no comment. The update ends a short stretch with a back issue. He was day-to-day with a back problem on Monday, Oct. 19. He moved to out on Tuesday, Oct. 20, then went back to day-to-day on Thursday, Oct. 22. Earlier, he was day-to-day for rest on Oct. 7 and was cleared on Oct. 10.
What it means for the Warriors
Golden State faces the Grizzlies on Friday at 10 p.m. ET. The Warriors are 0-1 and sit as the 12th seed. They lost the one game he missed. Last season Podziemski played all 82 games and averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 28.4 minutes. Without him, Yaxel Lendeborg played 28.7 minutes and scored 12 points. Gui Santos added 12 points in 24.7 minutes. Stephen Curry scored 23 in 21.2 minutes. De'Anthony Melton played 20.9 minutes and did not score. Gary Payton II had 10 points in 18.3 minutes. The team is still without Charles Bassey, Kristaps Porzingis, Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody, who are all out.
What to watch
Podziemski is cleared, so the main question is his workload in his first game back from the back issue. No minutes limit has been announced. Watch how coach Steve Kerr's rotation changes around him, especially for Lendeborg, Santos and Melton, who took on more minutes while he was out. The next injury report will show whether he stays cleared. It will also show whether Bassey, Porzingis, Butler or Moody move off the out list.
Is Brandin Podziemski playing vs the Grizzlies on Friday?
He is cleared on the official injury report for the Warriors' game against the Grizzlies on Friday at 10 p.m. ET.
When will Brandin Podziemski be back?
He is cleared now. He had been day-to-day and was out for one game with a back issue. No minutes restriction has been announced.