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Anthony Slater: Kristaps Porzingis is out tonight in Atlanta with lower back tightness. Jonathan Kuminga is off the injury report and cleared to face the Warriors. Questionable: Draymond Green, De’Anthony Melton, Gary Payton II, Quinten Post.
Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis left Friday night's road loss in Detroit with lower back spasms and said postgame he will "probably" miss Saturday night's reunion game in Atlanta against a Hawks team that traded him in February. "We'll see," Porzingis said. "Maybe it loosens up tomorrow. Who knows? But right now it's pretty stiff." Porzingis said he first felt his back tightening up in the first quarter, but the problem worsened late in the second quarter after back-to-back plays bumping with Pistons big man Jalen Duren.
Porzingis said he didn't believe the back issue to be serious, saying that he'd dealt with similar trouble early in his career and knew how to keep it calm. "I would say I'm pretty good at managing it, keeping my back strong," Porzingis said. "Little tight now. Once I cool down, it'll tighten up more."
“I think the trade was a good one,” Kerr said. “Both guys are very talented. I think everything in the NBA is circumstantial. I think players need the right set of circumstances to thrive. And the trade made sense because these were not the right circumstances for JK. And you can see right away that Kristaps has a very clear role on this team, something we’ve needed for years. And we’re looking forward to getting him out there with Steph. And so in the end, hopefully it’s a trade that works for both guys and both teams.”
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr on Kristaps Porzingis’ rising minutes limit (26 the other night): “He’s ready to start. He may even start tonight.”
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There is no doubt that Warriors star Steph Curry is the greatest shooter the game of basketball has ever seen. But for one of Curry’s newest teammates in Golden State, Kristaps Porziņģis, the two-time NBA MVP is at an even greater level. “Oh man, this is the GOAT, you know what I mean,” Porziņģis told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Bonta Hill, Chris Mullin and Festus Ezeli Monday on “Warriors Postgame Live.” “To play with somebody like that, it’s going to be unbelievable. Obviously, from playing against him, I know what type of a player he is. And [with] the gravity he brings, it just opens everything up for everybody else. So, hopefully he will be back with us soon.”
Anthony Slater: Kristaps Porzingis delivers his best night since joining the Warriors: 30 points in 25 minutes. Five rebounds, four assists, two steals, three blocks. Major factor in a road win over the Wizards. Snaps a five-game losing streak. Warriors at Celtics on Wednesday.
Nick Friedell: Kerr is hopeful Draymond Green will play tomorrow vs. Wizards. Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton are expected to play in DC as well. Steph Curry is on this trip. Kerr says he continues to trend in the right direction — still just doing individual work though.
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Anthony Slater: It’s a calf strain for Al Horford and an adductor strain for Seth Curry. Both out against Knicks. Warriors will be depleted to open road trip in NY. Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton all sitting on front side of back-to-back (at Wizards the next night).
Anthony Slater: Kristaps Porzingis is cleared for a fourth game with the Warriors tomorrow night against the Timberwolves. De’Anthony Melton is questionable. Moses Moody is out.
Dalton Johnson: Seth Curry is listed as probable to play his first game for the Warriors since Dec. 4 tomorrow night in Utah @nbcswarriors.bsky.social Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Moses Moody are all OUT, and Will Richard is questionable