Injury Update Going Into Warriors Training Camp

Training camp for the Golden State Warriors is less than a week away, but there are still some troubling concerns regarding some of the team members’ health and the overall effectiveness of the team’s medical staff that have been brought into question as of late.

Bay Area News Group columnist Marcus Thompson reported that Warriors general manager Bob Myers named only two players with health issues going into training camp.

Backup center Festus Ezeli is hoping to get back on the court after suffering from right shin inflammation, which kept him out of the Las Vegas Summer League despite being cleared to play prior. The sophomore big man was ready for a solid season after a great showing as a rookie, but surgically-reinforced ligaments in his right knee had him on the recovery list all last year.

Former Brooklyn Nets point guard Shaun Livingston was reportedly nursing a right toe injury that later required arthroscopic surgery, setting his timetable to return at six to eight weeks. He underwent surgery Aug. 13, but recent reports point to the new Warriors sixth man being on the latter end of that estimate and therefore will be unable to attend training camp this offseason:

Here are other health-related concerns going into camp that may have to be watched carefully:

• Backup point guard Nemanja Nedovic was last reported to be recovering from a stress reaction in his right foot before the FIBA Basketball World Cup tournament, which he was ultimately unable to participate in with the silver medalist Serbian national team.
• Backup center Ognjen Kuzmic was also unable to participate in the FIBA World Cup with Serbia after suffering from a reported stress reaction in his left leg.
• David Lee had undergone surgery early in the offseason to repair a core muscle in his pelvic region. Expected completely healthy for camp.
• Andrew Bogut missed out last postseason with broken ribs. Also expected 100 percent healthy for camp.
• Andre Iguodala received an injection for tendonitis in his right knee, which kept him from playing with USA Men’s Basketball in Spain. Expected to be healthy.
• Brandon Rush recently told Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle that his knee just now feels 100 percent healthy. Rush suffered a torn-ACL playing for the Warriors in 2012.
• Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson both participated in the FIBA World Cup with Team USA, and it’s likely both will be monitored and possibly limited in camp to ensure they are 100 percent by the Oct. 29 season opener.
• Jermaine O’Neal is suffering from old age and is still unsure whether to retire. Warriors GM rules him out of the picture. Likely won’t return this year.

With so many health issues, could the team’s medical staff be at fault? Adam Lauridsen of San Jose Mercury News’ Fast Break blog reports: