Update — November 13, 22:15 Pacific
Gary Payton II played. He logged 13 minutes with 2 points and 2 rebounds in the Warriors’ 123-85 loss at the San Antonio Spurs, per Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World; the final score is as reported by Miguel La Torre of ClutchPoints. His return from the two-game absence is complete, and this tracker is closed.
Gary Payton II is not on the Golden State Warriors’ injury report for Friday’s NBA Cup game at the San Antonio Spurs, clearing the guard to return after a two-game absence.
That is a change from where Payton stood two days earlier. He sat out Golden State’s Nov. 9 game against the New Orleans Pelicans and its Nov. 11 game at the Houston Rockets, and the Warriors listed him as out with left knee inflammation on the official injury report for the Houston game. Side Eye Sports covered that designation when the Warriors ruled Payton out of the Houston game with left knee inflammation.
Some third-party injury trackers still carried Payton as day-to-day with a knee issue on Friday afternoon, a holdover from his two-game absence. The Warriors’ own report for the game does not list him.
What the Warriors’ report does list for Friday is Stephen Curry, out with a right oblique tear, Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody, out following knee surgeries, Brandon Williams, out with a left hamstring strain, and Kristaps Porziņģis, who remains away from the team. Charles Bassey is probable with left toe soreness. With Curry expected to miss closer to a month and Williams still sidelined, Payton returns to a backcourt that is short on bodies.
Tipoff at Frost Bank Center is 6:30 p.m. Pacific. Designations listed here are as of Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, and can change on the final pregame report.
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