Warriors forward Kelly Oubre Jr. will not need surgery on his ailing left wrist, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports tweets. He’s expected to miss one to two weeks of action, Haynes adds.
Oubre was diagnosed last week with a torn ligament in his left wrist and a fracture on the palm of his left hand. He injured the wrist twice this season while falling to the floor after dunks. One happened in practice and the other was in a game against the Wizards on April 9.
Golden State entered Thursday’s action in ninth place in the Western Conference. The timeline gives the Warriors some hope Oubre would be able to suit up for the play-in tournament.
Oubre is averaging 15.4 PPG and 6.0 RPG through 55 games after being acquired from Phoenix in a November trade.
The fact that surgery is not required should preserve Oubre’s value in unrestricted free agency this summer.
GSW getting full strength for the playoffs might make them more serious a contender than they look now.
As long as their gameplan is “make Steph shoot at least once on 100% of the possessions” they will never lose lol
Don’t put the cart before the horse, the Warriors have to reach the playoffs first.
all you need is one clydesdale and he’ll carry that dang cart.
Fingers crossed. Even if it’s just the play in games it’ll be fun to watch as we await draft lottery day. 2 top 15 picks is exciting as well if W’s get lucky. Going to be a wonderful two months for Warriors fans !!
Gary, I agree BUT with 5 home games to play, they are likely not a lottery team PLUS it’ll take big time luck to get Twolves lottery pick. I’m gonna guess they end up drafting 16th or lower . Yes, much finger crossing needed. Maybe use the toes too
If there’s a way to get on the floor this dude will be on it. He’s a gamer. No way he sits because he’s nicked up.
I F…ing love JTA!!
The awesome thing about JTA is that he has likely played his way into a multi-year million dollar deal. What an amazing story he’s becoming. And like you say Skute, he’s so easy to root for.