The Golden State Warriors have received some good news following the results of the MRI performed on combo guard Shaun Livingston. While the reports on his right foot may have come back negative, head coach Steve Kerr still intends to be very careful in handling the health of his trusted veteran.
Steve Kerr said Shaun Livingston had an MRI and it came out clean. But Kerr said they are going to be very cautious with Livingston moving forward.
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) November 1, 2018
Shaun Livingston has already missed five of the Warriors' first nine games of the season, and based on this report, it is likely that the 33-year-old will miss another handful of games before he makes it back on the court. Unless he is 100 percent healthy, we shouldn't expect Kerr to risk the health of the 6-foot-7 guard.
Livingston first injured his foot in the preseason, and it has persisted as a nagging issue throughout the first few weeks of the new campaign. Thankfully, the MRI came back clean, which usually means that the injury is nothing too serious.
Livingston has been a model of durability throughout his tenure with the Dubs. In the past four seasons, the former fourth overall pick has played an average of 75.8 games per year. He has been a crucial part of the Warriors' rotation, and has served as a stalwart in the team's second unit.
In four years with the Warriors, Shaun Livingston has averaged 5.7 points on 52.1 percent shooting, 2.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 0.6 steals in 18.0 minutes per contest.
With a scorching hot start to the season, the Dubs have barely felt the loss of Livingston. Nonetheless, it is unquestionable that the team will require his services as the grueling season slowly takes its toll.
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