A December calf strain cost Kyrie about eight weeks and pushed his ACL timeline back.
“Kyrie Irving said a grade 2 calf strain in December kept him out for about eight weeks during his recovery from a torn left ACL. "That was just crazy, and it kind of pushed my timeline back even more so," Irving said.”
Irving returns to game action this weekend for the first time in 19 months.
“Kyrie Irving told reporters in Macao that a calf strain sustained last December set his recovery from a March 2025 ACL tear back eight weeks. On Feb. 18, Irving was ruled out for the entire 2025-26 season. He returns to game action for the first time in 19 months this weekend.”
Nurkić is out at least four weeks with a partial plantar plate tear in his right second toe.
“Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkić will be sidelined for at least 4 weeks after suffering a partial plantar plate tear of second toe in right foot”
Kawhi has not played a game with his new teammates and needs time and patience to fit.
“he still did not play one game with those guys. He missed a lot of time this summer in an open gym... there's gonna be some growing for sure and all of us we gotta be patient. It's gonna take time.”
Porzingis is still out with no set timetable as the second week of preseason opens.
“Additional note to this Warriors-Lakers injury report ahead of tonight’s game: Kristaps Porzingis’ health absence and timetable remains indefinite as the Warriors open their second week of preseason, I’m told”
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