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Draymond Green's Official Injury Status for Warriors-Clippers

The Golden State Warriors have released their injury report against the LA Clippers.

Joey Linn

Dec 15, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) before the game against the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center.
Dec 15, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) before the game against the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center. / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
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The Golden State Warriors suffered a tough loss on Christmas to the Los Angeles Lakers. Getting an incredible 38-point performance from superstar point guard Steph Curry, the Warriors were unable to defeat their Pacific Division rivals. This loss dropped the Warriors to 15-14 on the season.

Things are not getting any easier for the Warriors on Friday, as they are traveling down to Inglewood for a matchup with the 17-13 LA Clippers. Curry has already been ruled out for this game with bilateral knee injury management, and his veteran teammate Draymond Green is also listed on the injury report.

Draymond Green and Stephen Curry
Jan 27, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and guard Stephen Curry (30) talk during overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center. / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

The official injury designation for Green is a left low back contusion, and his status has been downgraded from questionable to doubtful. The Warriors play again on Saturday against the Phoenix Suns, a game that will be back at Chase Center.

Curry expected to potentially sit one of these two games, telling reporters after the Christmas day matchup that it could be part of his knee injury management.

"I know when the knee stuff popped up, that was part of the conversation," Curry said. "Obviously still dealing with it to some capacity... That has always been a part of the challenges. I want to play every game... It's part of the conversation for sure, but you still have to consider the miles I have and where I'm at in my career. You've got to still be smart."

The challenge for Curry and the Warriors is navigating his health while also staying in the playoff picture. Entering Friday, the Warriors are tied with the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves for eighth in the Western Conference standings.

As for Green, he will likely receive a final status when Steve Kerr addresses reporters pregame, but it now seems he will not play.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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