Warriors scramble amid injuries
Golden State has plummeted into a four‑game losing streak and signed a veteran center to a 10‑day contract to plug roster gaps as injuries pile up . Coach Steve Kerr has been blunt about the team’s tough luck, citing the injury toll as a primary reason for the slide .
Omer Yurtseven — a 7‑foot center who averaged 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 11.8 minutes across 113 NBA games — was added on a 10‑day deal to bolster the frontcourt hoopsrumors.com. Yurtseven arrived after three G League games with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in which he averaged 23.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, a small‑sample surge that teams cited when signing him. hoopsrumors.com Stephen Curry remains sidelined with a knee issue and is scheduled for a re‑evaluation in 10 days after missing more than two weeks, a timeline the team has repeatedly referenced in updates. nytimes.com Friday’s matchup against Minnesota saw multiple rotation players exit with injuries — including Draymond Green and Al Horford during the game — compounding availability problems that staff and local beat writers flagged postgame. msn.com The defeat dropped Golden State to a sub‑.500 mark (32‑34) and left the club clinging to the play‑in picture in the Western Conference, with analytics outlets and standings trackers showing the Dubs around ninth place. espn.com Coach Steve Kerr framed the current stretch as something to “survive” rather than a collapse and reiterated that health — not schematic changes — is the immediate focus, remarks echoed in local coverage as the team prepares for a multi‑game road trip. heavy.com
