Overview
- Golden State confirmed Stephen Curry (sprained left ankle), Jimmy Butler (illness) and Draymond Green (rest) were unavailable for the nationally streamed home game against Oklahoma City.
- The shorthanded Warriors fell 131-94 as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 in 28 minutes and Chet Holmgren posted 15 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks.
- Steve Kerr called the blowout a likely one-off and said Green is expected back against the Jazz, with Curry and Butler listed as questionable for the second night of the back-to-back.
- Because the game was part of the league’s national package, reporters noted the NBA’s player participation policy could review star absences if deemed illegitimate.
- Jonathan Kuminga was a late scratch with lower back soreness, while De’Anthony Melton (injury management) and Seth Curry (sciatic nerve irritation) also sat as rotation questions and trade speculation persist before mid-January deadlines.