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When Anthony suffered torn ligaments in this left ankle on January 11^th, he was expected to miss a couple of months or so.  This would have brought him back around the middle of March, with around fifteen to twenty games to go.  Unfortunately, the recovery hasn’t gone as planned.  A few days ago he was told that he’d have to keep his ankle in a stabilization boot for another 30 days, meaning he likely won’t return to play this season.  He joins forwards Brandan Wright and Kelenna Azubuike as players on the roster that will be out for the remainder of the season.

 

The injury could not have come at a worse time for Anthony and the Warriors.  Not counting the game in which he was injured, he’d scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games, and was assuming a more consistent role after beginning the year with a more undefined position in the team’s hierarchy.  He also started seven games in that stretch after having started only one prior to it, the second game of the year.  

 

Since Anthony went down, the injury issues have not subsides for the Warriors.  Despite having the flu, forward Devean George was forced to suit up for Wednesday’s game to satisfy the NBA requirement that 8 players dress for each game.  While Corey Maggette and Monta Ellis are out, the team’s rotation features prominently two players who started the year in the D-League.  Though they’ve filled in admirably, that they’re receiving significant minutes speaks to the injury problems that Golden State has had this year.