Golden State Warriors forward Otto Porter Jr. is not expected to make his return in Game 5 of the series vs the Dallas Mavericks. Porter Jr. suffered his injury during Golden State’s Game 3 win on Sunday.
The news were first reported by Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports:
Golden State Warriors forward Otto Porter Jr. (foot) is not expected to play tonight in Game 5 against the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @YahooSports. — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) May 26, 2022
He missed Game 4 due to foot soreness. Porter has been an important part of the Warriors’ rotation this postseason. He has posted 5.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 20.7 minutes per contest across 13 postseason games.
The Dubs are up 3-1 after losing 109-119 to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. The Dubs will be making their second attempt to close the Western Conference Finals on Thursday.
Golden State is already missing Andre Iguodala in the forward position. Jonathan Kuminga will assume the minutes of Porter, who was coming off the bench. Kuminga had 17 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes of play.
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