On May 4, Beijing time, the Warriors lost 101-106 to the opponent in the game against the Grizzlies, after which the Warriors were chased back to a 1-1 draw in the Western Conference semifinals series against the Grizzlies.
It's really not a comfortable game for the Warriors, and the team has a lot of problems on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, especially on the defensive end, and the Warriors have no players in the Warriors who can limit Jia Morant's play. Of course, this is largely due to the injury of Gary Payton II.
Gary Payton II has reportedly suffered a fracture of his left elbow and will receive an MRI tomorrow:
Referring to Gary Payton II's injuries and Dillon Brooks' malicious fouls, Cole said:
"The line is clear, when a person is in mid-air, you shouldn't hit him on the head and then let him break his elbow, that's where the line lies."
Stephen A. Smith also talked about Dillon Brooks' foul, saying that he was sad about Gary Payton II's injury, he was a very important part of the Warriors, as for Dillon Brooks, he is not a dirty player, but The American Yang Yi also agrees with Kerr that Brooks made a very irresponsible move:
According to the US media Adrian Warnaroski, the league will decide whether to further punish Dillon Brooks:
For Gary Payton II's injuries, it is reported that it is difficult to predict Payton's comeback schedule because the specific bone and soft tissue damage to Payton's elbow is not known, but the injury of an elbow fracture is likely to be measured in weeks rather than days:
There is also medical expert speculation that Payton is likely to miss this series, and there is even a possibility of season reimbursement:
For the Warriors, Gary Payton II is still a very important part of the team,and his injury is likely to have an impact on the final outcome of this series, of course, the Warriors still have a good chance of winning the series.