If the Golden State Warriors are going to keep their season alive with a Game 7 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, they will have to do so without one of their best defensive players. Warriors wing Gary Payton II has been ruled out for Game 7 with an illness, per a report Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. Payton, who started for Golden State in Game 6, was added to the injury report and listed as questionable earlier in the day. It seems he has been unable to recover in time to play.
Warriors wing Gary Payton II ruled out for Game 7 against Rockets with illness
