2 min read • May 14, 2022
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The Warriors ruled out forward Otto Porter Jr. for Game 6 with right foot soreness.
Porter Jr. left Golden State's blowout loss in Game 5 after halftime after injuring his foot likely in the closing stretch of the first half.
The eight-year veteran was listed as questionable yesterday and tested out his foot at shootaround this morning.
Porter Jr. became a key offensive player in this series after Andre Iguodala and Gary Payton II both suffered significant injuries that have kept them. The 28-year-old averaged 12.5 points and 3.5 rebounds on 7-11 shooting from deep in the Warriors' wins in games three and four.
Rookie forward Jonathan Kuminga is expected to start once again and will ostensibly see more playing time to pick up the 25 minutes that Porter Jr. is leaving behind.
Porter Jr. leads the Warriors and is seventh among all players with a plus/minus of plus-72 in the playoffs this season in only 215 minutes, good for plus-2.99 points per minute better.
FanDuel Sportsbook currently has the Warriors favored to win by eight points tonight.
Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson will each likely take more shots, especially from beyond the arc. FanDuel Sportsbook has the over/under for points for Thompson and Wiggins listed at 21.5 and 15.5, respectively.
Wiggins averaged 16.8 points with 7.5 rebounds on 49.1% shooting in the first four games of the series.
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