Pa Dana Gauruder | on October 24, 2026 at 9:43 am
The Warriors likely won’t be in the starting backcourt Saturday against the Suns in the second game of the back-to-back, Kevin Topley of NBCBayAreaSports.com writes.
Brandin underground rehabbed a back injury during the team’s loss to Memphis on Friday. Podzemski, who missed the first game against the Lakers, played 33 minutes and scored 18 points. Stephen Curry said after the game that he “probably won’t play” Saturday after scoring 24 points in 30 minutes Friday.
De’Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II will likely take most of their minutes if both sit out.
Here’s more on the Warriors:
- They gave up 17 unanswered points in the final four minutes of their 111-108 loss to the Grizzlies. “Eight Different Things Should Have Happened” head coach Steve Kerr said, trans ESPN’s Anthony Slater. “If none of those eight happen, I think we’ll win. It was just an avalanche.” Kerr took a technical foul on that run, suggesting Memphis players flopped on numerous screens. “We probably had six illegal screens tonight” Kerr said. “What happened on every one of them, it looked like the guys were falling, like they were hit by a car.”
- In an interview with Mark Medina of Fadeawayworld.net, Al Horford admitted that the infinite loss Kristaps Porzingis it will be difficult due to health problems. “This is a big challenge for us” he said. “The way I approach it is that I need to do a little bit more. But Dre (Draymond Green) must step up, I must step up. Some of our younger guys will have more opportunities. Graham (Ike) and (Charles) Bassey have to step in and play. This is all we can do for now. I used to be in a position on a team where we all had to pick up the slack for others. It’s no different now.”
- If you think Yaksel Landeborg soften his trash, think again. A recruit who got into a verbal altercation with Luka Doncic will continue to run his mouth during the team opening, Dalton Johnson of NBCSportsBayArea.com relay. “Like, come on. He’ll say what he wants to say, I’ll say what I want to say.” said the first-round pick. “I’m not afraid to talk to anybody, man. He’s not Michael Jordan. Come on. It’s fun trash talk. I feel like I’m kind of overreacting in the media, but it is what it is.”
