Another superstar injury proves favorable for Warriors ahead of home-stand
One star guard won’t be visiting Chase Center next week…
While the Golden State Warriors have been without Jonathan Kuminga now for over two months, they’ve otherwise been relatively healthy while others around them facing growing injury concerns.
No one can take away from the Warriors recent hot form that’s seen them win 10 of their past 12 games, but there’s also little doubt that they’ve taken advantage of some star absences on opposing teams.
On the recent five-game road-trip, Golden State played the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid (though they lost that game) and the New York Knicks without Karl-Anthony Towns. In the two games prior to the road-trip, the Warriors faced the Dallas Mavericks without Anthony Davis or really any of their usual center rotation, while LaMelo Ball was also missing in a 36-point blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets.
Jalen Brunson will miss next Saturday’s matchup with the Warriors
As Golden State now prepares for a seven-game home-stand starting with the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, they’re already aware of one opposing star who won’t be visiting Chase Center next week.
Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson will be out at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain, having been injured in the final 90 seconds of his team’s overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
