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“Well, it opens up an opportunity for JK [Jonathan Kuminga] to be that defensive stopper – the guy we’ve relied on Gary [Payton II] to be,” Kerr told reporters on Thursday.
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Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported that the Warriors are "still trying to figure out [the extent of the injury and return timeline], but they anticipate Payton will miss some amount of time."
East Bay Times |
The injury will also put more responsibility on Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski to defend on the ball, which they have each done impressively since the team traded Andrew Wiggins for Jimmy Butler.

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