The Golden State Warriors will be shorthanded against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday as they try to post their first win in two months. With Jimmy Butler out for the season, Stephen Curry will miss his 23rd consecutive game with a right knee injury. Meanwhile, Moses Moody (left patellar tendon rupture), Quentin Post (right foot injury management), Al Horford (right soleus strain) and Seth Curry (left adductor strain) are also sidelined.
Steve Kerr clarified the Warriors' stance on a potential Curry return during an interview on Wednesday.
"If we don't feel good about (his knee), he's not going to play. We're not going to push him into anything if things aren't really clear," Kerr said on 95.7 The Game.
The Warriors have suffered injuries to several other rotation pieces amid the absences of Curry and Butler.
Warriors try to maintain momentum in play-in race amid injuries
Horford has missed the team's last six games due to a calf strain. Meanwhile, Moody ruptured the patellar tendon in his left knee during Monday's win over the Dallas Mavericks. The post mentioned a problem with his right foot. Wednesday will be his fifth absence since March 7.
The Warriors are 7-15 during Curry's absence. They rank 25th in offense, 23rd in defense and 22nd in net rating (-5.4) during that span.
Golden State continues to hold on to 10th place in the Western Conference standings. Kerr's team is 1.5 games behind the ninth-place Portland Trail Blazers and two games behind the eighth-place Los Angeles Clippers with 10 games remaining.
Luckily for them, the Nets will also be severely shorthanded on Wednesday. Michael Porter Jr. is out with a hamstring strain, while Noah Clowney (right wrist sprain), Nolan Traore (rest), Danny Wolf (left ankle sprain), De'Ron Sharp (left thumb surgery) and Egor Demin (left plantar fascia injury management) are also out.
Brooklyn has lost its last eight games.
