Golden State Warriors center Kevon Looney seems to be fully healthy after undergoing surgery to repair a core muscle injury during the NBA hiatus.
“I think he’s 100%,” Looney's agent, Todd Ramasar, told The Mercury News. “Because of this long runway that we have of an offseason, for at least the Warriors and Kevon, there’s no need to push it.”
The surgery, which Looney had in May, corrected an injury causing him soreness in his abdomen. The said issue kept him on the sidelines for several games during the Warriors' shortened 2019-20 campaign.
For the eight teams not invited to the bubble in Orlando, team scrimmages are still not allowed. However, several Warriors players, including Looney, have been working out individually at the Chase Center
“Is he going all out? I wouldn’t say so,” Ramasar added. “He’s probably (going) 80%. It is not because he can’t go all out, there’s just no need to right now.”
By the time the 2020-21 season tips off, likely in December, the 24-year old Warriors big man should be ready to go. His agent believes the extra-long layoff will be beneficial to Looney.
“It’s actually giving him a lot of time to just rest,” Ramasar added. “The body still needs rest, even as young as he is, in light of some of the procedures he’s had in the last 12 months.”
Kevon Looney signed a three-year, $15 million contract in 2019, and he was expected to become the Warriors starting center before a rash of injuries. In his fifth campaign (all with Golden State), the former UCLA Bruin averaged 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, playing in just 20 games (starting four).
Coming off five consecutive trips to the Finals, a depleted Warriors group limped to the worst record in the NBA (15-50).
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