Warriors vs. Rockets injury report: Will Richard upgraded to probable

The Golden State Warriors are rolling, but things are about to get difficult. They’re bringing their eight-game winning streak to the road for a brutal five-game trip that features a date with the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs, a rematch with the New Orleans Pelicans, a trip to Cooper Flagg’s Dallas Mavericks, and a visit to the surprisingly-good Memphis Grizzlies.

But first? A matchup against old friend Kevin Durant and the ultra-talented Houston Rockets. Houston had a whole bunch of injury concerns last year, but have been fairly healthy so far this season, which is certainly more than the Dubs can say. Here’s the full injury report for both teams.

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Warriors

Out — Brandon Williams (left hamstring strain)

Williams played less than two minutes during Monday’s win over the Pelicans before leaving with an injured hamstring. We’ll get a bigger update next week, but the spark plug bench option is likely out for a few weeks.

Out — Jimmy Butler III (right ACL repair surgery)
Out — Moses Moody (left knee inflammation)
Out — Kristaps Porziņģis (not with team)

No new news with any of these three … other than Butler’s new foray into assistant coaching.

Probable — Will Richard (left thumb UCL tear)

When the Warriors announced that Richard had a torn UCL in his thumb on Sunday, I thought he’d be out at least a few weeks, and possibly a few months. And yet, it looks like the injury will only cost him a single game … for now, at least. There’s a good chance the thumb will require surgery at some point, and it’s possible that Richard is hoping he can play through the discomfort and put off surgery until the summer.

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Rockets

Out — Steven Adams (right soleus strain)

Adams suffered a season-ending injury in the first half of last season, so it was great seeing him healthy when the year kicked off. Unfortunately, he suffered another injury (albeit a much milder one) in just the second game of the season, and hasn’t played since.

Out — Clint Capela (right ankle sprain)

With Adams and Capela out, you might think the Rockets are lacking in size … but they still have Alperen…

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