The Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors enter Wednesday’s matchup at Chase Center dealing with significant injury concerns that will shape the rotation on both sides.
Tipoff is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET in San Francisco as the Nets (17-55) visit the Warriors (34-38) in a cross-conference meeting. Both teams will be missing multiple rotation players based on the latest injury report.
Golden State’s list is headlined by the absence of Stephen Curry, who is out with right patellofemoral pain syndrome. The 38-year-old guard has averaged 27.2 points, 4.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds in 39 games while shooting 39.1% from three-point range.
Jimmy Butler III is also unavailable as he continues recovery from right ACL surgery. Butler has produced 20.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in 38 appearances this season.
The Warriors will also be without several additional rotation pieces. Seth Curry is sidelined with a left adductor strain, while Moses Moody remains out following a left patellar tendon rupture.
Veteran forward Al Horford is listed out with a right soleus strain. The 39-year-old has averaged 8.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 43 games.
Quinten Post rounds out Golden State’s injury report as he remains unavailable due to right foot injury management.
With multiple veterans sidelined, the Warriors are expected to rely heavily on younger contributors. Brandin Podziemski has appeared in all 72 games and averages 12.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
Draymond Green continues to anchor the team’s defense and playmaking, averaging 5.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists across 59 games.
Golden State is coming off a 137-131 overtime road win against the Dallas Mavericks on March 23. The Warriors previously lost 126-110 to the Atlanta Hawks.
Brooklyn enters the game with a lengthy injury list of its own. The team will be without leading scorer Michael Porter Jr., who is out with a left hamstring strain.
Porter has been Brooklyn’s primary offensive option this season, averaging 24.2 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting 46.3% from the field and 36.3% from three-point range in 52 games.
Noah Clowney is also sidelined with a right wrist sprain. The forward has averaged 12.5 points and 4.1 rebounds while starting 56 games.
Rookie guard Egor Demin remains out for injury management related to a left plantar fascia issue. Demin has averaged 10.3 points and 3.3 assists in 52 games.
Brooklyn will also be without Day’Ron Sharpe, who is recovering from left thumb surgery, while Danny Wolf is out with a left ankle sprain. Rookie Nolan Traore is listed out for rest.
Despite the injuries, center Nic Claxton remains a key interior presence for Brooklyn. The center averages 11.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 56.8% from the field.
The Nets enter the game on an eight-game losing streak after road losses to the Portland Trail Blazers (134-99) and Sacramento Kings (126-122).
These teams have met once this season. Golden State won the Dec. 29 matchup 120-107 in Brooklyn.
