The Golden State Warriors will be without D’Angelo Russell for Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets, while Draymond Green has been ruled out for the entire three-game road trip, coach Steve Kerr told reporters Wednesday.
Russell will miss his third straight game since suffering a sprained right ankle Friday against the San Antonio Spurs. Kerr said Russell could return for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Kerr said that Green, who suffered a torn ligament in his left index finger Friday, is not traveling with the team and was ruled out for the next three games — against the Rockets, Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Warriors, who at 2-5 are off to their worst start since the 2011-12 season, will continue to start Ky Bowman, Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall, Willie Cauley-Stein and Glenn Robinson III, as they have since Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Warriors said center Kevon Looney, who has missed six games with nerve-related symptoms, has undergone a variety of tests and his status will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Looney missed the entire preseason because of a strained right hamstring then came back to start the season-opening 141-122 loss to the Clippers on Oct. 24. But he exited for the second half as a precaution with tightness in the hamstring.
He has recently been limited to controlled workouts with the training staff and didn’t travel with the team Tuesday to Houston.
For the Rockets, guard Eric Gordon has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.