Brandon Williams leaves with a hamstring injury and faces an MRI, Kerr says Will Richard may play through his thumb tear, and Keyonte George is out Tuesday

Golden State’s guard depth took another hit on Monday night. Brandon Williams left the Warriors’ 138-87 win over New Orleans early with a left hamstring injury, and the team says he is scheduled for an MRI. Before the game, Steve Kerr said Will Richard could still play through his torn thumb ligament. In Utah, Keyonte George has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against Miami with a right ankle sprain.

Williams: left hamstring, MRI scheduled

Williams played only two minutes and scored 4 points before going to the locker room. With the Warriors up 30, the team announced that he would not return, and it later added that he will have an MRI on the hamstring. Brett Siegel and Marc Grandi both relayed the update. There is no timeline yet. Golden State plays at Houston on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET (4:30 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).

The Warriors, who lead the Pelicans by 30 points, say Brandon Williams has a left hamstring injury and will not return.

— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) November 10, 2026

Williams has played in 10 of Golden State’s 11 games. He is averaging 16.2 minutes and 10.4 points off the bench, with a season-high 20 points against Phoenix on Oct. 25. Kenzo Fukuda pointed out that a long absence would leave the Warriors even thinner in the backcourt with Richard already out.

The Warriors add that Brandon Williams is scheduled for an MRI of his left hamstring. https://t.co/ZtEkNPnQlW

— Marc Grandi (@MarcGrandi) November 10, 2026

Kerr on Richard: surgery or a splint

Richard missed Monday’s game with the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb that first appeared on Sunday’s report, as covered in our Monday update. Nick Friedell reported that the Warriors will give the swelling a few days to go down before Richard meets with doctors to decide whether he can play through the tear in a splint or needs surgery. Dalton Johnson reported that the decision should come within the next week. Richard hurt the thumb in Saturday’s overtime win over Orlando.

Warriors say that Will Richard will take a few days and meet with doctors to decide whether or not he can play through a ligament tear in his thumb or he will have to get surgery. He injured the thumb in the Magic game. Kerr said he needs a few days for the swelling to go down.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) November 10, 2026

“It’s a shame. He’s playing at a really high level, a lot of confidence, filling an important role, at times starting, at times coming off the bench,” Kerr said, as transcribed by Kenzo Fukuda. “So we’re hopeful that he’s able to play through it, and we’ll know more after a few days when the swelling goes down.”

On Will Richard’s UCL tear in his left thumb, the Warriors said they are waiting for the swelling to go down to decide if he’ll go through surgery or play through the injury with a splint.

Steve Kerr on Richard’s setback given how well the second-year guard has been playing:…

— Kenzo Fukuda (@kenzofuku) November 10, 2026

Golden State was also without Gary Payton II on Monday. He was downgraded from questionable to out with left knee inflammation. Jimmy Butler III (right ACL repair) and Moses Moody (left patellar tendon repair) remain out, and Kristaps Porziņģis is still listed as not with the team. The Warriors have now won eight straight, and Stephen Curry and Draymond Green played only 21 minutes each in the blowout.

Jazz rule out Keyonte George, Markkanen questionable

George sprained his right ankle in Sunday’s 115-100 loss at Minnesota and did not return. He had 19 points and 8 assists in 30 minutes. The Jazz have listed him as out for Tuesday’s home game against the Heat at 9 p.m. ET (4 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time) and have given no further update. George is averaging 21.1 points and 6.4 assists, both team highs, through 10 games.

Jazz Injury Report (as of 11/9)

OUT – Trey Alexander (G League – Two-Way)

OUT – Kobe Bufkin (G League – Two-Way)

OUT – Keyonte George (Right Ankle; Sprain)

OUT – Harrison Ingram (G League – Two-Way)

OUT – Jaren Jackson Jr. (Right Knee; MCL Tear)

OUT – Jusuf Nurkic (Right…

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) November 10, 2026

Lauri Markkanen is questionable with a right wrist sprain after missing Sunday’s game. Jaren Jackson Jr. (right MCL tear) and Jusuf Nurkić (right foot plantar plate tear) remain out for Utah, which is 1-9 and has lost nine straight. For Miami, Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as probable with a right wrist sprain.

Elsewhere on Tuesday’s report

Milwaukee lists Tyler Herro as questionable with a right-side contusion for its 7:30 p.m. ET game at New York (2:30 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time), and the Knicks list Josh Hart as questionable with right ankle soreness. In Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis (left knee soreness) and Keegan Murray (right wrist soreness) are questionable against Orlando, which is still without Paolo Banchero (right high ankle sprain) and Jalen Suggs (right knee bone bruise). The Clippers have ruled out Bradley Beal (right knee injury management) and Brandon Ingram for their game at Phoenix, and the Suns had not filed their report as of the 12:15 a.m. ET update. Our injuries page tracks every team’s latest report.