Otto Porter Jr. out of Game 4 for Warriors

2022-05-24 18:46
Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Credit Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

Veteran forward Otto Porter Jr., who has played significant minutes as the Golden State Warriors have built a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals, will miss Tuesday's night's Game 4 in Dallas with a left foot injury.

Porter, who averaged 10.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the team's first two victories in the series, left Sunday's Game 3 in the second quarter. X-rays of the foot were negative and he was listed as questionable for Game 4.

He was unavailable for Tuesday morning's shootaround, and coach Steve Kerr said the nine-year veteran would miss the game.

Teams leaders

Luka  Doncic
29,0 PTS
53% 2P%
35% 3P%
Stephen  Curry
25,8 PTS
53% 2P%
38% 3P%
Luka  Doncic
9,2 REB
8,3 DREB
0,8 OREB
Kevon  Looney
7,2 REB
4,7 DREB
2,5 OREB
Luka  Doncic
8,3 As
4,4 TO
36 MIN
Draymond  Green
6,7 As
3,0 TO
29 MIN

"He's still sore," Kerr said. "We got to make the wise decision here. This gives him a couple of days to prepare for a possible Game 5 and we just don't want to take a chance of harming his future availability."

Should the Warriors complete a sweep of the series Tuesday night, Porter, 28, would have more than a week off before the NBA Finals begin on June 2. A Dallas victory in Game 4 would lead to a Game 5 in San Francisco on Thursday.

In Porter's absence Sunday, Juan Toscano-Anderson and Moses Moody picked up his minutes.

Porter played five-plus seasons in Washington and had stops in Chicago and Orlando before signing with the Warriors for this season. He missed Game 6 of the second round against the Memphis Grizzlies with a sore right foot.



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