With Steph Curry sidelined for the past two games, the Golden State Warriors will be without another piece in the rotation for a stretch of games. On Thursday, the Warriors announced Gary Payton II suffered a partial tear of a ligament in his left thumb and will miss time. Payton II is slated to be re-evaluated in a week according to the Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors are getting hit with some tough injuries at a bad time as they have lost two straight and fallen into the Play-In Tournament with 10 games to play. They'

Payton had been playing arguably his best, most consistent basketball since the 2022 season leading up to the injury.