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Don’t panic. Two of the Warriors’ cornerstones, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, will not play in the team’s second preseason game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Curry won’t actually travel with the team to Seattle, where the game is being in the KeyArena.
According to Mark Medina, Curry will not travel with the team for undisclosed personal reasons:
Steph Curry will not make trip to Seattle for personal reasons
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 4, 2018
Green, meanwhile, picked up a knock in a scrimmage on Monday and woke up the next morning with sore knee. He sat out Tuesday’s practice and will not play in Friday’s game.
Draymond Green did some work today, but not going to play as planned on this preseason game in Seattle.
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 4, 2018
The trip to Seattle will be a special one for Kevin Durant, who played his first full NBA season as a Supersonic in KeyArena. He and head coach Steve Kerr, who identified Seattle as being one of his favorite places to play as a player, have both expressed a desire for the NBA to re-install a team in Seattle.
“We need a team in Seattle,” Kerr said. “But I’m not a proponent of expansion. I don’t think the league is in a position to expand. I don’t think the talent calls for that. But I do think Seattle is the logical next choice for a team if there’s a move or if there is expansion. Seattle has got to be No. 1 on that list.”
Steve Kerr does not favor NBA expansion. But he wants Seattle to have Sonics franchise again pic.twitter.com/lj1EjCFAt5
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 3, 2018
Curry and Green’s absences on Friday are temporary, but the one spot that remains up in the air is the center position. For Friday, at least, the spot has been secured. According to Medina, Kerr said he will start Damian Jones at center.
Steve Kerr said he will start Damian Jones at center tomorrow
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 4, 2018
