Warriors Rumors: Gary Payton II Game-Time Decision for Finals Game 1 Due to Injury

According to Shams Charania of Stadium, Gary Payton II is questionable for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Boston Celtics.

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Warriors guard Gary Payton II is trending toward a game-time decision for Game 1 of the NBA Finals vs. Celtics on Thursday, sources say. Reporting now on the @Stadium Finals preview show: https://t.co/OcjSd1S9AI

The Warriors have not had a player since they lost to the Memphis Grizzles in the second-round of the playoffs.

In the second game of that series, he was injured while attempting a layup. He was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was ejected from the game after he was He was suspended for Game 3.

Steve Kerr was upset with the foul.

He told reporters at the time that it was dirty, but he didn't know if it was intentional. This code that players follow is where you never put a guy's season or career in jeopardy by taking somebody out in midair and hitting him across the head. The code was broken by him. The code was broken by the man.

After those remarks, he wished he could take back the play. He told reporters that he has moved on from the incident and called it a basketball play.

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

Gary Payton II on the flagrant foul that fractured his elbow: "NBA playoff foul. That's about it."Payton said Dillon Brooks reached out to him: "We talked. It's all good. Basketball play. I know he didn't mean it."

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It would be great to have Payton back, especially on the defensive side. The 29-year-old has appeared in seven games this season and has averaged 6.1 points in 15.9 minutes per game.

The Warriors hope to have Iguodala and Porter back in time for the start of the NBA Finals. The veteran Iguodala has missed the last 12 games with an injury, while the younger Porter missed the last two games of the Western Conference Finals.

Kerr told reporters Sunday that they will have a better feel after the next couple of days of practice.