Al Horford NBA News & Injury Updates
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Horford will be rested Monday against the Suns. As expected, Horford will sit out the second leg of this back-to-back set. Fortunately for the Warriors, Draymond Green (back) is set to return to the lineup.
Injury/Illness - Bilateral Low Back Injury Management (2026-11-02, PHX@GSW). Prior reporting (2026-11-02): Horford will be rested Monday against the Suns. As expected, Horford will sit out the second leg of this back-to-back set. Fortunately for the Warriors, Draymond Green (back) is set to return to the lineup.
Horford (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Suns. As expected, the veteran big man will sit out the second leg of this back-to-back set due to lower-back injury management. With Draymond Green (back/rest) expected to join Horford on the inactive list, Graham Ike and Georges Niang are candidates for increased burn, especially if Charles Bassey (knee) is downgraded from questionable to out.
Injury/Illness - Bilateral Low Back Injury Management (2026-10-24, GSW@PHX). Prior reporting (2026-10-24): Horford (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Suns. As expected, the veteran big man will sit out the second leg of this back-to-back set due to lower-back injury management. With Draymond Green (back/rest) expected to join Horford on the inactive list, Graham Ike and Georges Niang are candidates for increased burn, especially if Charles Bassey (knee) is downgraded from questionable to out.
The veteran center isn't making the trip to Las Vegas for this exhibition. He'll look to return for Friday's preseason finale versus Portland.
The veteran big man sat out Wednesday's exhibition versus Portland for rest purposes. Horford should receive some burn Saturday before the Warriors turn to some of their younger players in the second half.
Horford has already been ruled out for the first game of Golden State's back-to-back Thursday against the Lakers, but the team is optimistic about a Friday return. The veteran will presumably be re-evaluated Friday morning before another update is issued.