Going through a worrying series of matches with 8 defeats in the last 10 appearances, the Golden State Warriors also received bad news about the injury situation of their pillar.

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors experienced one of the most bitter losses since the beginning of the season yesterday (November 29).

In a match that needed to win by 12 points to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament, the Warriors led the Sacramento Kings with a difference of 24 points in the second half. But because of a lack of concentration and a slight mistake in substitutions of Coach Steve Kerr, Golden State lost with a final score of 123-124.

Call this a bitter defeat for the Warriors because not only did they lose the match and miss the NBA Cup, the team also lost two important “pillars” at the same time due to injury.

Chris Paul and Gary Payton II left the field in the first and third quarters respectively, in which the GP2 defensive specialist’s injury seemed quite serious.

According to the latest update from reputable journalist Shams Charania, Gary Payton II has suffered a severe torn calf muscle and will have to miss play indefinitely.

Pro-Warriors journalist Anthony Slater said Payton may have to sit out for a long time to fully recover from his injury, possibly weeks or even up to several months.

The prestigious news site The Athletic added that the Golden State Warriors have prepared for the scenario of being without Gary Payton II for a long time, implicitly confirming that this defensive specialist’s injury is relatively serious.

Contrary to negative information about GP2, Chris Paul only suffered a minor injury and is expected to return to competition soon. This veteran PG’s status is currently “day-to-day”, able to play this weekend or early next week.

Faced with a hole in the defenders, the Golden State Warriors will likely use young talent Moses Moody more. He played very well in the Warriors’ 124-124 loss to the Kings before being pulled, scoring 11 of the 12 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter for Golden State.

Coach Steve Kerr just admitted that he made a mistake in taking Moody off the field too early and “freezing” this defender for the rest of the match. With the current situation, the 2002-born defender will have more minutes to play until the end of the match. when the Warriors find a suitable change plan.