PHILADELPHIA -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green limped to the locker room late in the second quarter of Thursday night's 99-98 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers and was quickly ruled out with a right foot injury.
Green was in a walking boot postgame and told ESPN it felt similar to the foot sprain he suffered in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers last week when Donovan Clingan landed on it. Green has been playing through pain and said, despite gingerly walking out of the arena, he hoped and expected to keep playing through it.
The Warriors finish the road trip with a back-to-back Friday and Saturday in Cleveland and Chicago.
Green's foot aggravation is the latest in a growing list of issues for the struggling 11-12 Warriors. Star guard Stephen Curry is not on the road trip while dealing with a left thigh contusion that will hold him out for at least another two games, while forward Jimmy Butler III missed the Sixers loss with left knee soreness.
The Warriors have lost six out of their past eight games and have dropped below .500 for the first time this season. They are 4-9 on the road and entered Thursday night as the 23rd-ranked offense in the NBA and proceeded to score 10 points in the first quarter, missing 21 of their 25 shots.
Searching for answers, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shuffled through 14 different players and eventually found an energetic lineup that included two-way guard Pat Spencer, who scored 16 points in a fourth-quarter comeback that brought the Warriors from 20 down briefly into the lead.
But Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe made a putback layup with 0.9 left and the Warriors were left with a heartbreaking loss along with another injured headliner.
"Gut punch," Kerr said of the night.