The Warriors are facing injury woes that have hit their backcourt depth hard in the early phase of the NBA 2026-27 NBA season, despite an eight-game winning run.
Golden State Warriors guard Brandon Williams made a brief appearance in the Warriors’ dominant 138-87 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, November 9, at Chase Centre.
Williams played 1:39 for Golden State and posted 4 points on 2-of-3 shooting attempts before he suffered a hamstring injury.
Williams left the court with 3 minutes and 18 seconds left in the first quarter and did not make a comeback.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr updated on the Warriors guard who is set to undergo an MRI.
“He’s a huge part of our team, and he’s given us such a lift, and it’s a hamstring,” Kerr told the media postgame, adding, “He is gonna get an MRI, so we’ll see how bad it is.”
If the Warriors’ guard has dealt a serious blow with his hamstring injury, chances are the Warriors’ backcourt depth will be in serious trouble.
Besides Williams’ injury, reserve guard Will Richard didn’t appear on Monday night in a matchup against the Pelicans.
Richard who has suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left thumb has been ruled out for an indefinite period.
The Warriors were also without Gary Payton II, who missed the game with an illness and left knee inflammation.
Despite injury woes that have hit their backcourt depth hard, the Warriors remain unbeaten in their last eight games, having handed the Pelicans a 138-87 blowout loss on Monday, November 9, 2026.
