Shattered Warriors lose Kevon Looney to Kings game
The The Golden State Warriors fell to the Sacramento Kings 123-117 on Wednesday night. Already struggling with a series of injuries in the first part of the season, the Warriors lost Kevon Looney in the middle of the game due to illness.
Looney is playing well for Golden State. The team is 2-0 in its last five games in which it has seen at least 20 minutes of action while averaging 7.0 points and 9.0 rebounds.
Looney’s absence forced the head coach Steve Kerr to make adjustments once again in the Warriors’ rotation. Trace Jackson-Davis started the second half over Looney, and Quinten Post replaced him midway through the third, according to Danny Emmerman of the Bay Area News Group. Looney also didn’t leave the locker room in the second half.
Kevon Looney should be ready for the next Warriors game
Ahead of Thursday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, the Warriors are optimistic that Looney will be ready to return to the court.
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Golden State’s rebounding was strong against the Kings, despite missing one of their best players in that department. Jackson-Davis pulled down eight boards in 24 minutes, and Post six in 15 minutes.
Looney has a chance to return for Thursday night’s game, which he will help Kerr and the Warriors get their groove back with the starting group. 28-year-old center recently addressed team’s struggles since their previous stretch of NBA dominance, according to ESPN’s Ohm Jangmisuk.
“It seems like forever ago,” Warriors center Kevon Looney said when asked how long ago the 2022 NBA championship seems like. “We’ve had a lot of iterations of the team since then. Every season brings a new challenge. That year seems further away. But we hope to get back to that feeling of being champions. But we have a long way to go.”
The Warriors are 21-22 and currently out of the top 10 of the Western Conference. They will need to string together more consistent performances, stay healthy and potentially make a serious move at the trade deadline for a legitimate push into the playoffs.
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