Warriors' Iguodala (ankle) out at least 2 weeks
Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala will miss a minimum of two weeks because of a left ankle sprain, the team announced Saturday.
“It’s a really big deal,” coach Steve Kerr told reporters.
Iguodala suffered the injury with two minutes left in the third quarter of his team’s 128-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. He and Portland’s Damian Lillard pursued a loose ball, and Lillard wound up undercutting Iguodala and rolling over his ankle.
“He got it good,” Iguodala said.
Iguodala stuck around to shoot the free throws, then Golden State fouled to stop the clock, and he hobbled to the locker room. Following the win, the Warriors’ sixth man used an umbrella as a cane to ease the burden on his sprained ankle as he departed Oracle Arena, where the team has won 47 consecutive games.
Iguodala was considered questionable for Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, but an MRI confirmed the ankle sprain.
The injury comes as the 58-6 Warriors are chasing the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls‘ single-season record of 72 wins. Golden State remains one game ahead of the record-setting Bulls’ pace entering Saturday, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Iguodala is averaging 9.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season. According to Kerr, the bulk of his minutes will go to Brandon Rush.
Information from ESPN’s J.A. Adande contributed to this report.
