NEW ORLEANS -- Whether the injury bug can be attributed to a shortened preseason or simply bad luck, the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors limp into Friday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Forward Draymond Green, who twisted his left knee in the third quarter of a 122-121 season-opening loss to the Rockets, underwent an MRI on Wednesday, and the Warriors listed him Thursday as doubtful to play against the Pelicans on Friday night.
The good news is the examination revealed "no new structural damage" to the knee, and Green accompanied the team on the three-game road trip, which includes the Warriors' first back-to-back Saturday night against Memphis and a Monday night game against Dallas.