SAN ANTONIO – Saturday night’s nationally televised showdown between the Spurs and Golden State will be lacking in star power.
The Spurs announced Friday that MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard will miss the game because he has entered the NBA’s concussion protocol after suffering a blow to the head in Thursday night’s loss at Oklahoma City.
Then on Friday night after the Warriors lost at Minnesota, Warriors coach Steve Kerr announced Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala would miss Saturday’s game for the purpose of gaining rest.
The Spurs (50-14) trail the Warriors (52-13) by just one game in the loss column in the race for the NBA’s top playoff seed, but they say gaining it isn’t a priority even though the No.