Kerr admits Warriors are “very concerned” about Melton’s ACL injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
It appears the Warriors could be without one of their starters for an extended period of time.
Veteran guard De’Anthony Melton suffered a sprained ACL in Golden State’s 120-117 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 12, and the team announced the next day that the 26-year-old would undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury and his recovery timeline.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr joined 95.7 “Willard & Dibs” of the Game on Tuesday and expressed concern about Melton’s injury.
“Not yet. We will soon,” Kerr said when asked if he had any further update on Melton. “He was looking for other opinions, and we were really evaluating everything, just trying to get him the best advice he can get.
“We’re obviously very concerned. Anytime you talk about an ACL — I had one in college and completely tore it and had surgery — it’s a serious injury, so we really take our time and make sure De “Antonio gets all the advice, which he needs.”
Melton, whom the Warriors signed to a one-year, $12.8 million contract this offseason, played in six games before sustaining his ACL injury and averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game on 40.7 percent shooting from the field. and 37.1 percent from 3-point range.
NBC Sports Bay Area recently spoke with Dr. Geoffrey Abrams of Stanford Medicine, MDwho, without knowing the full extent of Melton’s injury, estimated that the guard could be sidelined anywhere from “a few weeks” for a minor sprain to “many weeks” for higher-grade tears that affect the structural integrity of the knee and requires surgery.
While it’s unclear exactly how severe Melton’s ACL sprain is, it appears he may be out, at least, until mid-December.
The Warriors will likely provide another update this week.
