9:35 pm: Porzingis said after the game that his back started “spasming up a bit” in the first quarter (Twitter video link via Slater). While he was still experiencing tightness after the loss and “probably” won’t play Saturday in Atlanta, he doesn’t expect it to be a long-term injury.
8:32 pm: Veteran center Kristaps Porzingis experienced lower back soreness in Friday’s road game in Detroit, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN (All Twitter links).
While the Warriors have officially listed Porzingis as questionable to return, he didn’t make his way back to the team’s bench to open the second half after walking slowly to the locker room in the second quarter, Slater notes.
Porzingis had five points, three rebounds and two blocks in 11 first-half minutes.
Golden State currently trails Detroit by 22 points with eight-plus minutes left in the fourth quarter. The Warriors have been in a major slump lately, dropping six of their last seven games and eight of their past 10.
It’s a tough setback for Porzingis, who has been plagued by health issues for much of the past two seasons. He has repeatedly said he was starting to feel better and better after missing several games because of an illness, but now he may be facing another absence.
Entering Friday, Porzingis had appeared in 23 combined games with the Hawks and Warriors in 2025/26, averaging 17.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 blocks in 23.7 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .451/.342/.825.
On Friday morning, Moses Moody provided an update on his right wrist sprain, per Slater (Twitter video link). The fifth-year wing has gone some “high intensity workouts” the past couple days, though he’s still experiencing pain in his wrist, which is taped.
“I’ve been progressing over these last couple days,” Moody said. “I’ve taken some big strides. I’m shooting threes and all now so, I think (I’ll be back) pretty soon.”
I don’t think he’s coming back next year unless it‘s on a minimum. Between the injuries and him having a chronic illness I wouldn’t want to keep him around on a team that’s already largely over the hill.
Porzingis is key to the W’s summer pursuit of Giannis, I think he’ll be back.
Butler, Podz and the 4 first rounders for Giannis is their off-season pitch.
Porzingis, Horford and Post at C. Giannis needs a floor-spacing C.
Giannis at PF
Santos at SF
Melton at SG
Curry
Draymond opts in and they work with him on preferred trade destination, or he opts out and re-signs to a three-year deal at a lower cap figure and agrees to a bench role with GS.
Giannis is not coming to the warriors because he will refuse to sign an extension with the warriors. Since he is a free agent in 2027 if he declines the player option you would not trade for him with draft picks. Giannis already said he wants to play for the heat or the Knicks.
Keep Draymond
Giannis at SF
SG starter isn’t good enough. Try someone else
5 ir 6 1sts plus some 2nds please
> Porzingis is key to the W’s summer pursuit
> of Giannis, I think he’ll be back.
Seriously? You think Giannis (or any other NBA player) wants to hitch their wagon to Kristaps Porzingis?
Porzingis has been on an NBA roster for 11 years, and has averaged ~45 games per year. You don’t count on DNKP if you want to be a contender.
Porzingis, Horford and Post at C
Giannis at PF
Santos -> Jimmy at SF
Moody at SG
Curry
Melton as Steph’s backup PG.
Steph Moses Jimmy Giannis Kristaps is crazy work if healthy. No one is stopping that unit.
“If healthy” is the operative term.
Chances of Steph, Jimmy, and Porzingis on the floor next season for more than a few games, if any, is close to zero.
Very best case, per Jimmy, is Butler returns for last 25 games. Zero NBA players have ever returned from ACL injury after 34 years old. One athlete in the history of all pro sports has returned from ACL at 35 years old, Jerry Rice. Butler will be 37 years old. Nobody in the GSW organization is counting on him playing another game
That’s wild, its just an ACL. Jimmy isn’t really known for his high speed of play.
I have no idea why everyone here just defaults to “the Warriors are bad because I said so”
“Nobody in the GSW organization is counting on him playing another game.” – that’s utter BS my dude. You made this up. Gross you are apparently now listening to idiots who dont know ball on here and are professional Warriors haters, this is your dumbest take on here because you are siding with the haters now. Be better.
DaveyJ – let’s keep strictly to the facts, which you can Google if you want. I’d prefer to avoid personal insults. Dispute these provable facts:
1) Nobody in the history of the NBA has ever come back from an ACL at older than 34 years old (It was Joe Ingles.)
2) Orthopedists discourage the procedure at this stage because of the increased likelihood of future injury and the increased length of rehab.
Beyond these facts, consider that Butler waited 4 weeks from the date of his scheduled surgery, delaying the earliest possible date of his return next season from late January to late February. What message do you think that sent to the organization?
“Nobody in the GSW organization is counting on him playing another game.” – you literally can not confirm this.
You are talking like all injuries are equal and comparable, that is also junk logic. Look how good Tatum is.
@DaveyJ , I’m making my case strictly on the data, and it’s overwhelming.
Tatum is in his 20’s, which is why he was expected to return from his Achilles surgery. We see, literally, 30+ instances of NFL + NBA players recover from Achilles and ACL injuries every year.
Jimmy Butler, at 37, would be the first NBA player ever older than 34 to return from an Achilles or ACL.
Here’s something certain about Jimmy: he’ll be obeying his contractual obligation by bingrehab, and take home $90M regardless of whether he ever bounces a ball again.
He cannot stay on the floor. Do not commit significant cap to this guy. He is amazing when he plays but simply does not play enough to make a difference.
I didnt know this article was about Jimmy Butler
the injury happened when a Piston player ran into him hard.
That would have injured a bunch of guys honestly, lets hope the peanut gallery doesn’t overrect to “Kristaps MUST retire NOW!” – he will probably be out a week. Does not matter though, just get everyone up and running by April and things get interesting…
It begins….he didn’t earn the nickname by Al “DNKP” for a reason. Yikes.
Just shut him down for the season already
DNPKP ……. so keep telling yourself you got value for Kuminga. Guy is more frail than a flower in 25 degree weather lols.
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Blazers 8th seed …… 35–36
Clippers 9th seed ….. 34–36
Warriors 10th seed …. 33–37
12 games left in season …..
Warriors locked into 10 seed minimum = so who cares, just get everyone healthy at the same time in April. KP got hit HARD on that play, it would injure a lot of guys.
Rather see Suns and Blazers get in. Their young guys could use the playoff experience.
“I’d rather not see Playoffs Steph” = someone who hates basketball.
He wants him healthy lol.
I dont understand this idiotic position “yeah we should give away our playoffs spot just so Steph can play 70 games NEXT year….and then get hurt in the WCF, like he did before vs Minny!” you people just make no sense, yall are living in a fraudulent reality. If you are in the playoffs, you throw your best in the mix, health be damned. If he gets hurt, then he has the whole offseason to get healthy again.
Its just more typical Warriors-hate, its not based in real life, the team itself is built to win, they are NEVER rebuilding or tanking. Everyone needs to stop playing 2K and join real life.
Relax Davey— no KP no Steph no Jimmy. Get that pick. Come back stronger next year. Watch Lendenborg in NCAAs. Michigan could win it all.
Why does anybody think Giannis solves the Warriors issues? KP obviously has no interest in playing basketball anymore, Horford is basically done, and Butler would need to be included in a Giannis trade. That leaves the Dubs with a “stick a fork in him” Dray, Curry, and the one young player the Warriors have been able to develop in Pods. Giannis isn’t the picture of health in his own right and is approaching the age where athletic freaks slow down.
I don’t think any serious Warriors fan believes that a Giannis trade would be good for them.
#1 the cost.., a couple young guys, one of the big salary guys, and 4 first round picks for Giannis? That’s ridiculous.
#2 his overall availability. These over 30 guys are not reliable and get nicked up. The Warriors are already old and to bring in a guy with a lot of miles on his body would be a horrible decision.
#3 Giannis doesn’t wanna play for Golden State. The Warriors are too old, they don’t have a chance for a ring as currently constructed, and it’s geographically undesirable for him. He’s thinking Heat or Knicks.
#4 seriously you need to look at number 1 again. That’s worth like 2 reasons by itself.
#5 his salary is through the roof !! $60 million? OK that equals Jimmy, but he wants an extension. That’s out of the question.
Bottom line is this.., The team trading Giannis away and getting 4 first round picks is doing the intelligent transaction, not the team receiving Giannis.
Gary, superb analysis.
I think it made sense to trade for Giannis this season, when Steph was healthy.
But with this year spent, there is now too little of Steph’s twilight remaining. And Steph’s recent injury woes cast more doubt.
Yawn, just mindless hating by yet another person with a brain that broken by Curry.
“KP obviously has no interest in playing basketball anymore” – maybe the dumbest thing ever said in here. Utterly untrue.
“Horford is basically done” – Horford is still very good when he plays. He’s old but good.
“Butler would need to be included in a Giannis trade” – annd this isnt true either. They could extend Podz and trade Dray, Moody and Podz with 4 FRP for Giannis. The trade would likely be a multi-teamer with Dray headed elsewhere and MIL getting more picks or a younger player.
Giannis is still a top 5 player in the NBA, he helps every team. Add him to Steph and you literally just need everyone else to get out of the way – add KP, Gui and Melton, and GSW are cooking everyone. You don’t know ball.
Davey, I just love your smarmy comments you give to every poster that doesn’t agree with your opinion. If anyone doesn’t know basketball, it’s a guy who puts on complete blinders to the rest of the league and lives in denial about what the Warriors truly are as currently constructed.
The trade would likely see Dray go to a 3rd team for more picks or a younger player. Do you really think any team is giving up a first or a decent young player for Dray?
Horford is good when he plays. That’s the point, “when he plays”. Done doesn’t mean he isn’t a good player when he’s on the court, it means that he’s likely to become a DNP more frequently as he turns 40.
Did you really just suggest that Gui and Melton will help push the Dubs over the top? Both are solid players, but come on man, they’re down the bench guys on a contending team. I mean, who else are you going to tell me with help them get over the hump, Post, Omer…
On paper a team consisting of Curry, Jimmy, Giannis, Horford and KP looks imposing, but KP doesn’t stay healthy, Al’s work load isn’t going to increase, and Jimmy, Curry and Giannis have played 113 games this season between the three of them. Do you think that improves as they get another year older?
It’s ok to take the blinders off my friend, it will allow you to see a slow, aging injury prone core that will is a long shot to be a world champion.
Didn’t Steph just suggest never say never on playing for the Hornets?
You wish lil bro, YDKB
YDKB, Ooh, sick burn bro.
How many points will Kuminga score tonight?
37
That would be funny, but I doubt he will play enough minutes unless Johnson is out.
And as a proud blockee by Davey J, can you imagine him thinking that the Bucks actually would accept a trade of ” Dray, Moody and Podz with 4 FRP for Giannis. The trade would likely be a multi-teamer with Dray headed elsewhere and MIL getting more picks or a younger player”?
I doubt any team would want Dray, as washed as he is, other than at the vet min.
i am wondering if the hawks will try hard for Kuminga to score against the warriors like how some teams drive up points for players. As for Giannis there is no reason for him to sign an extension with the warriors so why would you even want to trade for a guy gone next year. It would go down as bad as the SGA trade. Giannis is not the savoir of the team. They need multiple player and add a few bigger players than they have now.
20
Just 1 order of magnitude off!
This guy should get a tattoo with Exit. Should also be his nickname.
DNPKP ——- if ONLY. Is good to be me.😂😂 KA
Maxime Raynaud the 42nd pick in draft. Says
“Tu l’as choisi, lui, plutôt que moi.”
Against Sixers. Embiid was too scared to play Lols
Raynaud — 35 mins, 11/17 FG, 30 pts, 3/4 3pt, 5 rev,
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I should be offered head scout job. On Warriors or Kings. Just on Raynaud alone.
Why? Because you started the Raynaud bandwagon here after he got minutes for the Kings due to Sabonis getting hurt?
Yeah your a genius. You got me.
Thanks.
If I wanted to hear from a but ole .. i would just
flatulence, …..
All the Haters …… tonight Warriors in Atlanta.
Can you handle it ……..
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