Veteran big man Al Horford, who is recovering from a right soleus (calf) strain, will miss his 14th consecutive game on Thursday. However, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Horford went through a 5-on-5 scrimmage on Wednesday and is optimistic the 39-year-old will be active for Friday’s game vs. Sacramento, as Nick Friedell of The Athletic tweets.
Golden State’s longtime coach is also hopeful Kristaps Porzingis (general illness injury management, right knee soreness) will return to action on Friday. Porzingis was out Tuesday and will miss Thursday’s matchup with the Lakers as well.
As for Stephen Curry, Kerr said the star guard is doing well and will play Friday, Friedell adds (via Twitter).
Here’s more on the Warriors:
- Curry and Porzingis were only able to play nine minutes together during Sunday’s loss to Houston, partly because Porzingis fouled out after 23 minutes. Seeing how the two players fit together will be critical ahead of Porzingis’ impending free agency, writes Danny Emerman of The San Francisco Standard. “I thought we have a lot more to prove out there,” Curry said. “I know he was in foul trouble all night. But there were a couple possessions — they tried to blitz me, get somebody in the pocket, KP’s spacing the floor, the defense has to make a decision. So, more of those reps will be great, not just for me and him, but for all of us to continue to build chemistry.”
- Curry and his younger brother Seth Curry finally shared the court together on Sunday for the first time in an injury-plagued season for both players, according to Friedell of The Athletic. Steph, who called it a “special” day, said it was the first time they’d played together since high school. “It’s a dream come true,” Seth said. “We’ve played against each other for a while now. For us to be on the same floor together as teammates was a different dynamic, and I’m sure everybody was watching on the East Coast — (our mother) was over there sneaking pictures when we were both in the hall trying to get loose. She was really excited.”
- Fifth-year center Charles Bassey earned praise from Kerr and Draymond Green after just two games with the team, per Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. The Nigerian big man finished Tuesday’s win with 14 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks and was plus-nine in 27 minutes. “It means a lot, man, to have this opportunity,” Bassey told NBC Sports Bay Area. “I’m just trying to use this because, you never know when your chance will come. It means a lot just being here. They gave me this opportunity, and it means a lot to me, my family and the team.”
I’m glad my guy Al is healing up!
Kerr’s very smart starting lineup!
PG: Podz – a 6’2″ SG by trade, horrible at PG
SG: Melton – 6’2″
SF: Spencer – 6’2″ with 6’5″ wingspan aka not a forward by any measure
PF: Williams – 2way scrub
C: Green (who has repeatedly said he does not think he is good at C anymore)
Zero defense incoming…
Steve Kerr only knows how to lose. He refuses to make the moves required to win. He hates winning, he has said so. This fact should have made Lacob fire him in 2023, but Lacob is a worthless coward.
annnnd it instantly goes down 6-13, boy, it sucks knowing ball better than Steve Kerr, who knows absolutely nothing about ball and even worse, has not learnt anything about how important defense is in 10+ years and 4 titles. Why has he decided Pat Spencer gets 40 mins a game now? Pat is the worst player on the roster. What an idiot.
At halftime and Dubs are in it, due to LJ Cryer, Seth Curry and GP2 and NOT because Podz, Spencer and Melton. Kerr once again, can’t even get his smallball lineups right.
LJ Cryer is really shaping up as the next Poole. Cryer is 100x better than Pat Spencer and is a better system fit than Podz. If the idiot Kerr is going to keep going small, then the small lineup I want to see contains Steph, Melton and Cryer, as that is similar to Steph, Klay and Poole in 2022.
I truly despise the make a wish kid Pat, go back to lacrosse lil bro, or, yknow, learn some NBA defense…
and now LJ Cryer looks to have exploded his leg, Achilles or worse…my god I hate this season…
Warriors are tanking. Playing 4 G league players is tanking. The season is over.
Pat Spencer last 2 games
41 mins -5
38 mins -17
Brutal, why is he playing too much, when he is not good?
It’s wild how Podz stinks, but the Warriors found another guy who stinks more…to show him up at stinking. And Kerr plays them together…like they will ever play a lick of defense…gross way to coach this team, I literally can do better.
Spencer is so bad on defense other teams are going after him in switches. Spencer is only 6 feet tall so he can’t guard bigger players.
Keep in mind, this is who Kerr decided was a “power forward” tonight. He literally said “Podz at PG, Melton at SG, Pat at SF” and then sat back as those 3 got absolutely annihilated defensively. A person trying to win games would only play 1 of those guys at a time, not all 3 at once.
Kerr’s mind is completely cooked. He has decided defense means nothing. A mindset that is just worthless at winning games.
Warriors getting a PF in the draft.
I meant “small forward” oops. I was confused by GP2 also playing PF at the time of writing it. Regardless, Pat Spencer is a strict 3rd PG on a bad team, not a SF.
Kerr is doing exactly as he’s told / what their plan is.
They’re trying to get healthy enough to try and make magic happen in the playoffs while simultaneously positioning themselves for the best possible draft pick to get some talent in through the draft or via trade if they don’t make it out of the playin.
It’s not hard to see, you just don’t want them to do anything except win – which is understandable. Losing sucks.
@tuna you aren’t wrong about all that, but I was liveblogging that. LJ Cryer is the next Poole, but his ankle injury looked bad.
Quoting your deranged self we find: “I cannot wait for the Lakers to crash out and the Dubs to surge back into the top 4. All you losers are going to have to eat so much crow.”
Barbecue Crow, or sauteed with ?
This 2.0 commentary has now reached the level of full blown delusion. Davey displays a level of mental illness and narcissism that is only matched on, ahem, the National level. When you believe that he understands basketball better than a Hall Of Fame coach to be — is there any doubt left that Davey 2.0 has completely lost it?
Bassey is legit sick. Kick off Pat Spencer and add Bassey to the main roster. Bassey is a perfect system fit and need on this team. Stop employing so many undersized guards.
Wow….all time crash out above. You old, injured and won 37 games. Good luck with the rebuild if this is you now.
They will still build quicker than the kings.
This isn’t the flex you think it is lol
I don’t think so. Kings have a great pick coming. And two big time assets in Sabonis and DeM. I onow I could do it lol.
DeM is not an asset. They tried to trade him and no taker. He would be a dump. Sabonis value is way down because of injury. So they better make a great pick of a franchise player or its not so wonderful outlook.
To you. He’s a HOFer. Please don’t embarrass yourself. Plus he’s an expiring contract. I rather him than Bridges. Kakers could use him next to Luka. Pistons could use him next to Cade. He is one of best closers in the game. Has two yr left minimum.
You didn’t want Jimmy either, remember. DeM is a top SG in history of game lol.
He is not a big time asset. Same type of asset Green is an expiring contract but Green is still more valuable.
So i proved that Kings are no better off with future assets as you tried to claim. So don’t change the goal post.
Proved what. You understand what a HOfer is. He still scores 22 a gm. Green is almost done. That’s what happens to small 4s. You don’t even know where the goal post is lol. DeM is a 22 pt scorer who is one of best closers around. He is just on a bad team. UDKB ha ha.. i wish Knicks had him.
It was not about him being a HOF but how he is not an asset to a rebuilding team. Oh please if somebody doesn’t worship your NBA comments you always get angry.
Dude you got any value for BBA pkayers. Or just the ones you like. HE IS A 22 pt SCORER. PlAYS BOTH WAYS. BEST CLOSER. What oart if that is not an asset. Do you realize what you gave up for Jimmy. DeM is a better offensive player. He is worth a first rd pick to right team. That is what ee call an asset. Most contenders could use him.
The Kings are described as “eager” to offload DeRozan’s contract, which carries a $24.8 million salary for the 2025-26 season. Kings got no takers for his contract before trade deadline. So why did nobody offer anything for him at the trade deadline?
Do you follow the NBA. New Cap rules. Nobody has cap room. Why do you think you gave away JK. As an expiring deal and starting a new season. Its all different now. There should be some takers. Kings weren’t giving Warriors DeM for JK. We’ll see
Warriors didn’t want DeM. Kings are not getting a 1st round pick for him. JK putting up almost the same stats as he did for the warriors. You were right about 1 thing KP defense is not very good.
The Golden State Warriors rejected a proposal from the Sacramento Kings to trade Jonathan Kuminga for DeMar DeRozan (or Devin Carter). The Warriors showed no interest in acquiring the veteran guard, aiming to avoid taking on his multiyear contract and preferring to focus on younger assets or retaining flexibility, despite trade talks regarding Kuminga’s future
Yeah ok you can make up trades all you want. DeM was never offered. Kings arent dumping him. Like Warriors dumpd JK.
My name is not Sam Amick.
According to reports in July 2025, it was Sam Amick of The Athletic who reported that the Golden State Warriors were not interested in acquiring six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan in a potential sign-and-trade deal involving Jonathan Kuminga.
Well you’d think so. Chicago thought that post MJ.
April 15 is 5 days away! Warriors vs Blazers? Or Warriors vs Clippers? Should be a great game!
Bassey has a PF build. Not a C