SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors can have solely at some point off between their common season finale, a 124-119 time beyond regulation loss to the Clippers, and their play-in recreation towards the visiting Grizzlies on Tuesday.
That signifies that Warriors stars Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Inexperienced – all of their mid-30s – won’t have a lot time to get better from their varied bumps and bruises.
Butler performed 48 minutes and Curry and Inexperienced every performed for 38 in Sunday’s loss.
Butler, who scored 30 factors, was seen limping late within the recreation after Kawhi Leonard kneed him within the left thigh.
He doesn’t anticipate it to have an effect on him shifting ahead and had performed to kind along with his plans to assist the damage get better.
“I’ll go home, play some dominos, drink some coffee,” Butler stated. “That’ll help me feel better.”
Curry remains to be nursing a sore thumb after injuring it within the first quarter of Friday’s recreation towards Portland, however informed media postgame that it’s enhancing.
“It’s getting better, it’s fine. I try to not think about it too much,” Curry stated, his thumb enveloped in a white wrap.
If Curry was bothered a lot by his ailing thumb, it definitely didn’t appear to be it.
“I’m not worried about Steph,” Kerr stated. “I mean, sore thumb, and he goes 7 for 12 from 3 and 36 points. So Steph is Steph.”
Curry has additionally been coping with a pelvic contusion suffered final month towards Toronto, one which has required him to put on protecting gear since late March.
Inexperienced briefly left Sunday’s barnburner within the first quarter after falling laborious to the ground whereas diving for a unfastened ball.
He remained down for just a few moments whereas holding his neck.
After going again to the locker room for a couple of minutes, Inexperienced returned and instantly checked again into the sport.
Inexperienced stated the workforce won’t have any issues with the quick turnaround between video games.
“We’ll be fine,” Inexperienced stated. “We’re not playing back-to-backs or anything like that. We just have to get there.”
Kerr stated that the workforce can have Monday off, after which bear a light-weight walkthrough on Tuesday earlier than the sport.
