Key player leaves Warriors-Pistons game after hit-to-face

The Golden State Warriors and Detroit Pistons played an NBA preseason game on Sunday night at Chase Center. Golden State remained perfect in the preseason, going 3-0 into this game before defeating Detroit 111-93.

Steph Curry and Draymond Green were both out for the Warriors in this game. Curry suffered a finger injury last game that doesn’t appear to be serious since x-rays came back negative (via Anthony Slater of The Athletic), but the team is keeping him out for now.

Golden State lost another key player in the middle of that game when second-year guard Brandin Podziemski was accidentally hit in the face by teammate Trayce Jackson-Davis.

Via Danny Emerman of the Bay Area News Group: “Brandin Podziemski goes into the tunnel with training staff after apparently injuring his head. It looked like he was under friendly fire from Trayce Jackson-Davis as he tried to weave around him for a handoff. Podziemski had 12 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds against Pistons tonight.”

Not long after, the Warriors announced that Podziemski would not return to the game.

Via Warriors PR: “Brandin Podziemski (nose contusion) will not return to game tonight.”

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will likely provide an update on Podziemski after the game. The 1.90 meter tall guard is currently struggling with a bruised nose. Podziemski’s preseason status will follow.

Podziemski was a rookie last season and played 74 games en route to first-team All-Rookie honors. The Warriors expect a lot from Podziemski and hopefully won’t be without him for a long time because of this nose bruise.

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