The Blazers will be without several players tomorrow night against the Warriors.
Portland faces a huge matchup tomorrow night against the Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, but they will have to play without a couple of key players.
The team announced Ryan Arcidiacono (lower back strain), Ibo Badji (left knee soreness), John Butler Jr. (G League two-way), Jusup Nurkic (left calf strain), Anfernie Simons (right ankle sprain) and Justise Winslow. (sprained left ankle) will not play in Tuesday’s game against the Warriors.
Meanwhile, former Blazers guards Gary Payton II (core muscle injury), Stephen Curry (lower leg), Andrew Wiggins (personal reasons), Ryan Rollins (fractured leg) and Andre Iguodala (hip) will not be on the court Tuesday. Warriors. Draymond Green is dealing with a knee injury but is listed as probable.
The Blazers are fortunate to have Curry sitting, but will have to compensate for the loss of several key players. Damian Lillard may try to score 71 points again, but Klay Thompson will do his best to match that output.
The Blazers and Warriors tip off at 7pm inside the Chase Center on Tuesday night.
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