Steve Kerr Gives Update on Status of Curry, Butler and Green for Jazz Game

After the Golden State Warriors' 131-94 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, Steve Kerr gave an update on the status of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.

Kerr said Green, who was given a rest day Friday, will play on Saturday against the Utah Jazz. He also said he's "hopeful" Curry's ankle will be healed enough to allow him to play, and he doesn't know if Butler will be available due to his illness.

All three missed Friday's game.

Kuminga Update

Just before noon on Friday, Steve Kerr said Jonathan Kuminga would be playing against the Thunder. Hours later, Kuminga popped up on the injury report with lower back soreness. Soon after, he was ruled out.

After the game, Kerr was asked if he was afraid that this injury would linger.

"I don't know," Kerr said. "I have no idea."

Some fans speculated that this wasn't a real injury and instead there was an agreement behind the scenes to keep him out until the trade deadline.

Whether that's true or not, it does seem Kuminga has played his final game as a Warrior.

Golden State has six games until Jan. 15, the first day he's eligible to be traded.

Barring an injury epidemic, the Warriors won't be as short-handed as they were on Friday in any of those games.

That means even if Kuminga is healthy, he won't be playing. And to be honest, that's probably a wise move. The last thing the Warriors need is for him to suffer a long-term injury that kills any trade value.

Jazz Are Not to Be Taken Lightly

The Jazz are 12-21, but they are not pushovers.

In their last four games, they have two of their best wins of the season. The first was a 131-129 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The second was a 127-114 win over the San Antonio Spurs, and in case you were wondering, Victor Wembanyama started and played 28 minutes in that game.

Keyonte George has scored at least 30 points in five of his last nine games. Lauri Markkanen has at least 26 points in five of his last six.

Utah's biggest issue is it doesn't have a consistent third scorer, but it might not matter if George and Markkanen go off against Golden State.

Markkanen (knee) and George (illness) missed Utah's loss to the Clippers on Thursday. They are both questionable to play against the Warriors.

My guess is both will play, but of the two, Markkanen is likely more of a question mark.