Monday 20 May 2019 07:41, UK
Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala is questionable for Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, due to tightness in his left calf.
The team said an MRI on Sunday came back clean, but the Warriors likely will be cautious with the 35-year-old veteran as they look to complete a sweep of the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals.
Iguodala left in the third quarter of Saturday night's 110-99 victory in Portland in Game 3. He played just 18 minutes and contributed two points, five rebounds and two assists.
"We didn't want to risk anything and put him back in the game," Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said.
Iguodala, who was the 2015 NBA Finals MVP for Golden State, is averaging 10.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 29.4 minutes in 15 games (nine starts) this postseason.
The Warriors have also been playing without fellow injury absentees Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins, inflating the minutes of the likes of Alfonzo McKinnie, Jonas Jerebko and Jordan Bell.
Backup swingman McKinnie is most likely to benefit from Igoudala's absence, and Kerr is confident he can maintain the form that saw him log a plus-24 plus-minus in Game 3.
"We'll have to have more minutes from him," Kerr said. "But we're confident that he can do the job."
Game 4 takes place in Portland in the early hours of Tuesday morning live on Sky Sports Arena.