De’Anthony Melton, who recently moved into the Golden State Warriors’ starting lineup, suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. He was listed in Warriors injury report as out for Friday’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The team has not yet announced a timetable for Melton’s recovery, pending further tests on his knee.
Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton has a sprained left ACL and will undergo further testing. He will not play in tomorrow night’s game against the Grizzlies and an update on his status will be provided when available.
– Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) November 14, 2024
Melton, 26, suffered the injury during Tuesday’s 120-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, although it is not known exactly when he was hurt. The seven-year veteran finished the game with 14 points, four assists and four rebounds in 26 minutes of play.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently put Melton in the starting lineup at shooting guard. In the two games he started, Melton averaged 16.5 points with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. For the season, he is Golden State’s fifth leading scorer at 10.3 points per game, fourth on the team in assists (2.8) and second in steals (1.2). Melton is also shooting 37% on 3-pointers on 35 attempts.
However, Melton has missed five of the Warriors’ 11 games this season with a lower back strain.
“He’s obviously a very important player for us and he’s a guy that we envision as the starting second baseman and he’s done a good job,” Kerr said. via ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. “It’s a concern, for sure. We’ll know more in the coming days.”
De’Anthony Melton’s 3-pointers before Steph Curry scored the final 12 points of the game were huge
It brought the Warriors within 4 with 3:51 left.
The Warriors had missed their last 7 shots
It started with Melton diving to the ground for a loose ball. pic.twitter.com/CVKNu2xT9U– Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 13, 2024
Melton joined the Warriors on a one-year, $12.8 million contract after playing the past two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers. He also played for the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies during his career.
While he’s out, Melton’s minutes are expected to be spread between Brandin Podziemski, Moses Moody and Gary Payton II with the team’s depth at guard.