The Golden State Warriors have yet another player down with a significant injury. This time it is power forward Draymond Green. On Friday night, Green tore a ligament in his index finger and is expected to miss the next several games according to Jasmyn Wimbish of CBS Sports.
If it is only just the next few games, the Warriors got a “lucky” break. A torn ligament in your finger can be extremely serious and require surgery as it is difficult for people to properly bend the finger until it heals properly. Do not be surprised if Green plays with some sort of splint in his return.
Green suffered the injury during the Warriors’ 127-110 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Since then, the Warriors lost 93-87 to the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday. In the Warriors’s last game they used a starting five of Glenn Robinson III, Eric Paschall, Willie Cauley-Stein, Ky Bowman and Jordan Poole. None of these five Warriors were on the team that went to the NBA Finals a year ago.
This is just the latest injury the Warriors are facing. Point guard Stephen Curry is out three months with a broken hand. Klay Thompson is expected to be gone for the majority (possibly the entire) season with a torn ACL and D’Angelo Russell is out for the short term with a sprained ankle.
The Warriors are 1-5 to start the season. Expect them to be near the basement in the Western Conference as the season progresses. Shocking, when you consider that Golden State had a record of 57-25 just last season.
