The Warriors played the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night without Harrison Barnes, and there is no timetable for the star’s return from a sprained left ankle.
“He’s being evaluated today. We haven’t gotten the results back yet,” interim head coach Luke Walton told reporters before the game. “It’s all speculation. It could be a few weeks. It could be a week.
“We’re not going to rush him back because we want to be healthy for later in the season and we don’t want lingering injures, so we’ll have him take his time.”
The forward Barnes left the game in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 135-116 win at Phoenix on Friday after landing on the ankle while playing defense. X-rays were negative.
“17! Can’t wait to get back in the court,” Barnes tweeted after the victory improved the Warriors’ record to 17-0.
Barnes is the Warriors’ third-leading scorer, averaging 13.4 points per game. A durable player, Barnes hasn’t missed regular season games due to injury since the start of the 2013-14 season.
